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Help Me See

By Sue Bradford Edwards

Please help me look away
from the narrow view created by the media.
Please help me go into the world
and find families who love.
Help me open myself to the natural wonders
You have put all around me:
from dew on a leaf
to mountains soaring overhead.
With Your help, may I move
with a sense of purpose as I seek out
ways to do Your will,
ways to love Your children,
and ways to sing Your praise.

Less is More

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By Heidi Haller

Less is More

I need permission
to be less than perfect,
always aiming for the impossible.

Driven to succeed,
I'm missing all the special moments
that make life worthwhile.

When will I learn
the kitchen never stays clean?
When will I appreciate an
interruption from a family member?

Train Wreck

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By Erika Harris

Train Wreck

Someone I love is buried
beneath fear and paralysis.
She has forgotten
how gloriously You made her.
And I seem to have forgotten
that Your love for her
far exceeds my limited vision.

Forgive me for the many years
I've rushed in to do Your job.
My trust in You has been
wavering and impatient.

Wherever I May Roam

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By Ruth Williams

Wherever I May Roam

In my mind, it's all settled:
I'm surrounded by the ones I love
and the things that tickle me:
my hazelnut candle, castanets,
a turquoise feather boa.

This might seem frivolous, but these
little tchotchkes and thoughts
make me feel at home.
It doesn't matter where we plant our roots,
just as long as our branches
reach toward the sun.

Feeling Lonely

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By Tanja Cilia

Feeling Lonely

My mornings of sorrow WFeelingLonely

are shrouded in pain.
This "ideal" lifestyle
is crumbling into dust.
Hope is shattered.
Life has imploded
into the sands of time.

Tears like crystal ball snowflakes
fleck with happiness
twirling with the forces
of false emotion,
as myriad feelings
reflect on mirrors
dulled by pain
and the dust of age.
Empty household memories
fill my mind's eye.