......... let us rejoice and be …

This day that God has made for us to live

on his good earth and rule it as he made

us up to do, will find some here that give

thanks to the one who made us and then bade

us to be blessed, and multiply, and rule.

Let all rejoice and be glad in your sire!
Delight yourself in God, who is no fool,

and He will give to you your heart's desires.

Commit to him now, everything you do,

and trust Him and then He will help you out.

I pray that God, the source of hope fills you

completely with his joy and peace throughout,

because you trust in him who is faithful.

Then you will overflow with confidence

& hope (instead of hopelessness, hateful

of spirit), through the power of His Presence.

When Jesus saw the crowds milling about

while waiting for him to arrive to them,

compassion moved him to keep on, no doubt,

they seemed harassed and helpless, like sheep when

they are without a shepherd. So He said

in changing the analogy for his

disciples, "See the harvest here’s (not dead!

-  in fact it is real) GREAT, but there it is

not in the barns, but still in fields (where sown),

because the harvest workers are so few.

The grain does not just jump off on it’s own,

it seems God’s left some work for us to do.

So, if our faith remains strong, even while

surrounded by life's difficulties, we

will know the untold blessings of God’s smile!

True happiness comes with this victory -

of passing every test of faith, each trial

(God hopes will make us stronger, and too, free!)

will turn that crown of life into (right while

we wear it unadorned) into - a tree,

a tree of life that just continues on,

to bear fruit, and whose leaves will heal as well

(instead of simply band-aiding upon

our wound, that is the source of our own hell).

A living field, a tree of life, a crown

of life & victory promised by God

to those who love him, and are always found

responding to his ev’ry little nod.

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This is the day The Lord has made, let us all rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24 (PM Version)

Delight yourself in The Lord, and He will give you your hearts desires. Commit everything you do to The Lord. Trust Him and He will help you.  Psalm 37:4-5 (PM Version)

I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13 (PM Version)

Jesus saw the crowds and He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then He said "THE HARVEST IS GREAT, BUT THE WORKERS ARE FEW" Matthew 9:37-38 (PM Version)

If your faith remains strong, even while surrounded by life's difficulties, you will continue to experience the untold blessings of God! True happiness comes as you pass the test with faith and receive the victorious crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
James 1:12 (PM Version)