Poems
Christian Devotion
Your Love is Strong Enough:
Eternal God,
we lift up our hearts and praise you
for the unlimited power of your love in Jesus Christ.
We thank you, we praise you,
because he never stopped loving you
even when his disciples ran away
and death stared him in the face;
Because he never stopped loving other people
even when he was being nailed to the cross;
Because the worst that men could do
in sending Jesus to die
could not stand in the way of your love
Because you showed us the power of your love
in raising him from death;
Because by his dying and rising again
we know that your love is strong enough
to go on loving till the end of time.
Lord, we praise you because we know
your love must win in the end.
Amen
Morning Peace
Here in the morning brightness
Of crispness still with dew,
I warm my heart in the sunlight
As I pray and think on you.
The peace of this blest valley
With blossoms, birds and song,
Stand against the darkest times -
This peace for which I've longed.
Yes, there were long and darkened days
That I thought would never pass,
The birds, their song I didn't hear
While walking on this path.
But Lord I love the way
You gently bring me through,
The paths of pain by roses rare
The walk I walk with you.
Graeme Dawson
30/10/95
