First and Foremost

Before the day is too far gone

Before we head to this and that

Before we put our work-face on

And see where our tasks are at

Before we break our daily bread

Even before coffee is poured

Or we have climbed from our beds

We first should stop and seek the Lord

…then, with His hand to lead the way

We are prepared to face the day

© Janet Martin

Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, 

for I have put my trust in you. 

Show me the way I should go, 

for to you I entrust my life.

Ps.143:8

Beneath It All

In life’s uncertainties,

when I close my eyes

and envision His nail-scarred hands

beneath each situation

it helps me trust…

Beneath the ebb and flow of hold-let-go, the stilly sweep

Of moments, days and years that pass into that long, last deep

Beneath Uncertainty and all we cannot know or see

The hands that bore the nails abide to carry you and me

I want for naught but to remember what I easily forget

That, though I have no answers God, our God is faithful yet

Beneath life’s laughter-tear-faith-fear Unknown I'm glad to know

The hands that bore the nails abide and never let us go

© Janet Martin