Monday Muse for All-Week Dues...

Loving

Lord, may our simple service be

To love with kind humility

To show in every way we can

Our love for You

Through loving our fellowman

Glad

Not with what I wish I had

Nor with ‘if’ or ‘when’s vague plan

But to serve with a heart so glad

With what I have

Right where I am

Willing

Not for specific size or shape of task

But simply for willingness, Lord, I ask

Then, if I trust You, whatever the call

No task will be too great or small

Worthy

We are not all called

To a grand, noble quest

But we are all called

To give our best

And if our best

Is all we bring

Each quest will be

A grand, noble thing

Trusting

Trust in the Lord with all your heart

Our understanding sees but in part

Only God knows what is in store

So we should choose to trust Him more

Perseverance

Life is race

And a race, my friend

Is not won in the middle

But always, at the end

So, runner, be humble

Lest, caught off guard

We decide, as we stumble

Trying hard is too hard

Look well, fellow-athlete

For the winners are they

Not of smooth, swift beginnings

But who run faithfully, all the way

Worship

Not bloated blather of lip-art

But worship with work-hands and heart

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More than pompous word-parades

Or loud charades of show

But gladness for the day God made

And His grace whereby we go

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Who knows what this week

Will bring to you and me

Still, Lord, help us seek

To live thankfully

Happy Monday!

© Janet Martin