PRAYER : Help Us, Lord, To Grow!

Father,

I Love You

And

Because You Are

The Giving Holy Faithful God

I Pray For Daily Grace

And

I Ask You, Please 

Help Me To Keep My Faith!

Father,

I Pray For Faith

Enough To Accept The Mercy

Freely Available To Me

For

I Am Thankful For The Word Of Truth

The Light Given By The Gospel Story!

Bless You, Lord!

Father,

I Will Speak The Truth

- For Between Us

That Is The Only Way -

And Say

I Am Grateful

That You Called

And By Your Spirit

I Answer

For Now I Have Hindsight

To See Where I Walked Wrong

And Recognize

That I Am In Receipt Of Foresight

To See

To Know

To Believe

The Word Of The Holy God

And

To Know To Whom I Belong!

Lord, I Give You Praise!

My Spirit Is Troubled Within Me

And So

I  Repair, Lord

Unto You

The Only True God

And

The God

That Is Life

That Is Love

That Gives Hope

And

Provides Ready Answers

To All That Perplexes

And

Benights

The Human Life

And

Who Shines Light On All

That Blesses And Graces

The Human Existence!

Lord,

Where Would I Be 

If I Did Not Know That You Truly Love

And

Daily Care For Me?!

Father,

I Listen 

I Read

I Study

I Learn

I Write

And I Look And See Those Who Doubt

And

Who Deny

The Very Existence Of The Lord Christ

And

I Wonder

Why ...?

Why Do I Believe?

Why Do They Doubt?

Why Should I Care

When For Their Own Souls

They Do Not For Peace With God Shout?

I Care, Lord

And

It Troubles Me Greatly

When People Boldly

- Often Aggressively -

Vocalize Their Doubts

And

Heap Disdain

Upon The Worthy Name

And I Cringe

And Am Appalled

At Their Apparently Sincere Lack Of Shame

And

I Want At Them To Shout!

Father,

Help Us - We Need You

For Your Word Is Potent

And

Is Daily Proven True!

Men Women Children

The Young The Old

The Bold And The Restless

All Their Hearts Are Grown Cold

And Desire Is For Self

To Self

To Only Be True

Even If It Means Destroying Another

For They "Know"

That There Is Nothing

To Them

That You Can Do!

They Speak With The Confidence

Of The King ... Liar, That Is!

Pity Them, Lord

And Open Their Eyes

And Unstop Their Ears

And Grant Them Wisdom's Understanding 

That They May Repent

And From The Unclean Spirit

Turn Away

And Turn To The Light

And Live!

Please, Lord

Grant Unto The Willing 

Grace

For The Glorious Day!

Lord,

Today I Say

With The Conviction Of Faith

That I Am Glad 

That I Am What The Enlightened World Calls

An Out And Out Coward

A Traitor To Myself

A Sell Out To A Slave-Holding God

A Servant To An Invisible Being

Obviously Too Ugly

To Let The People See

Whom It Is That They Are Blindly Serving! 

Father,

I Beseech You

Let Me Not Become So Confident

In My Finite Sphere

That I Can Boldly Accept

The Gifts Of The Living God

But His Power And Name Disdain

And

At The Same Time

Supposedly Enjoy

Praise And Market

The Offscourings Of Satan The Damned

And

Tell All The World 

That I Know What I'm Doing ... With Calm!

Pity Us In Our Folly!

Forgive Our Sins

And

Cleanse Us From All Unrighteousness!

Father,

This Is The Day

That You Have Made

And

I Am Rejoicing

For I Am Alive In It!

Please Teach Me Your Ways!

Light Thou My Path!

Please Quench Thou My Thirst

And

Feed Me The Bread Of Heaven

For

I Desire To Live With You

In Your Eternity Vast!

I Am Praying, Lord

For The Kingdom To Come

For

I Know Of A Truth

That Until Shiloh Come

There Shall Never

On This Earth Be Peace

Because The Lord Of Dung

- Satan -

The Progenitor Of Sin

Is Celebrated With Pagentry

And

Due-To-The-Living-God Praise

Worship And Song

And I Ask You

- Child To Loving, Loved, Father -

Father,

How Long

E'er We Hear The Glad Song?!

I Love You, Lord!

Please Hear My Cry!

Preserve Me!

Protect Me Through The Strife

And

- As Promised -

Mark My Grave

Should I

- Before The Great Day -

Die!

Please Remember In Mercy

The Beloved Brethren

- Near And Far -

And

Our Friends

Our Families

The Well-Wishers

And

The Naysayers

And

Those Who Are In Other Flocks

Those Who Shall Be Called Out

To Salvation

For You Have Clearly Stated

That It Is Not Your Wish

That Any Should Die

But That All

Should Come To Repentance Come!

Remember All Who Dwell Under The Sun

The Grateful

And

Those Who Are Ungrateful

And

Provide For Each

According To His Need

For You Are God And Gracious!

Please Pour Out Your Spirit

On All Flesh!

Teach Us

And

Help Us

The Living Truth To Accept

And

Digest!

Help Us To Grow In The Truth!

Bitter Or Sweet, Lord

Let Your Word Stand

For

We Will To See Jesus

The Holy Son Of Man

The Great I AM

In Whose Dear Name

We Pray And Plead. 

AMEN.

HAPPY SABBATH + PRAYER : Caring Is CARING Is Sharing!

Father,

I Am Calling Out To You!

Hear My Prayer

And

Do For Me, Lord

What None But The Holy God

Can Do!

Help Me, Father

And

Help The Brethren, True

Not To Be Hypocrites
And
Behave Like Those Out There

In The Cruel World

Hoarding All Of The Goodies

That You Provided For All
And

Keeping It For Our Selves

Uncaring

Not Willing

With Others To Share!

Help Us To Share The Gospel!

Help Us To Speak The Truth!

Help Us To Tell Of The Love Of God

Which Is Beneficial To All

Those Old

Young Children And Youth!

Help Us To Share A Kindness!

Help Us To Kindle A Light!

Help Us To Hammer

The Straight Nails Of Your

Truth

In A Sure Place

And

Not Crooked Rusty Nails

That Keep People

In Sin's Cruel Jail -

A Blight!

Father,

I Pray For Myself

And

I Ask You To Help Me

To Continue To Believe

To Hope In The Lord
And
To Love Faithfully
And

Ever To Trust!

Help Me To Help Others

To See The Heavenly Light

And

Help Us All To Help Our Brethren

Even Those From Other Mothers
And

Even Those In Lands Where

Their Day Is Our Night!

You Give To Us!

Help Us To Give Back

By Giving To Others

So That All Are Fed

And

For Ourselves

There Is No Lack!

You Promised Provision -

In Jesus' Name

Please Show To The World

That Our Faith Is Backed By Fact!

Father, 

Help Us To Love
And
To Trust You
More And More
As Our Faith Grows!

Help Us To Honor You

And

Obey
Even When We Don't Know Where
The Path Leads Or Shows!

Father,
We Can See That The Day Is Really Coming
And
Recognize - If We Are Honest -

That The King Is Almost At The Door

So, Please

Help Us To Look

With Joy

To The Day

When

Face To Face

We Shall See Him

In Whose Name To You We Humbly

Petition For Grace In Prayer!

Lord,

In Mercy

Pity The Poor!

The Weak!

The Meek!

Pity Those Who 
For Christ's Readily Available Salvation Seek!

In Pitying Love
I Beseech You, Please
To Remember Those

Who Do Not Yet Know Of The Christ
And

Those For Whom Man's Illumination

Means

They Are Walking Alone

In The Dark Night!

Oh, God

Who Only Is Faithful

Oh, God

Who Alone Is True

Truth

Pity Us Who Pray

For The Indwelling Spirit

By Helping Us

From Sin And Satan

To Be Permanently

Cut Loose

And

Help Us Not To Look Back

And, Thereby

Sweet Salvation Lose!

Please, Lord

I Beseech You

To Grant Us This Day

The Promised Measure Of Faith!

Grant Us, We Pray

The Grace For Walking In The Right Way!

Help Us Not To Turn Aside

To Enter The Pleasure Palaces Of The Night

And

Protect Us

We Beseech Thee

As The Battle For Eternal Life

In Christ

We .. Striving In Faith

Fight!

Oh, For The Faith

That Will Not Shrink

In The Name Of The Holy Jesus

- In Love -

We Humbly Plead

And
Present These Few Petitions!

AMEN.

THE CROWN, THE CRIB and THE CROSS: Sing The Song!!

Christ Laid Down His Crown
AND
In A Manger
In Bethlehem
- The House Of Bread-
As A Babe
He Was Laid Down
BUT
According To The Plan

AND

To Get Back To His Crown
He Would Carry The Cursed Cross
So That Whosoever Will
To Him

- The Bread Of Life -
May Come
So As Not To Be
Forever Lost!

The Author Of Life
- To Destroy Demonic Devising -
Offered Up His Life For The Lost
Upon Calvary's Cross
BUT
That Life Was Not Taken!
It Was Given Freely Of Himself

AND
It Was By Himself
Poured Out
AND
In The Appointed Day
The Believing People
- In Awe -
Did Say:

He Is Risen!

He Is Risen!

The Stone Rolled Away!

The Master Spoke Truth!

Life!

We Shall See Jesus!

Let's Proclaim It Everywhere!

Jesus Christ The Risen
Was Seen
AND
Was By Living Man Touched!
He Ate Bread With The Brethren

AND
Sin's Hold
No Longer Had The Killing Touch
AND
All
Who Believe
AND
The Risen Christ Receive
Shall Share
In The Joy Of Their Lord

Now

AND

In The Glory Of Their Lord

Later
When They
- To Heaven -
From Earth
Leave!

The Shall Know God's Grace-Filled Favor!

From A Crown
To A Crib
To The Cross
AND
Back
To Take Up The Kingdom's Crown
Our Lord Christ
- Immanuel -
Did Make The Complete Circle!

People, Get Ready!

Get Ready!

GET READY!Our Lord Is

- Again -
Coming Down

So
Sing The Song
Of Our Jubilee!

Raise The Tune!

Sing The Song!

SING THE SONG!

THE PEACE OF GOD: Attitude Adjustment

I Took A Serious Look At My Self
AND
I Knew
I Needed An Attitude Adjustment!
I Seemed To Be Letting Others
Dictate
Design
My Attitude
AND
It Was Seriously Eating
My Gladness Away!

Seriously Disturbed
I Repaired To The Lord
The Rock Of Ages
My Shelter In The Time Of Storm
AND
I Said:

Lord, I Need You!
Please Don't Let Anybody Steal My Peace!

And, In A Flash
As If Someone Had Spoken Directly Into My Ear
I Heard:

Nobody Can Steal

What You Are Freely

Giving Away!

I Was Dumbfounded!
Stunned!
At A Loss For Words ...!

I Had To Think ...!
Rethink!
Think ... Think ... Think!
Good Gracious!
There Is
- In My Character -
A Chink
Causing In My Life
An Amazing Stink!

God Gives Good Gifts!
God Gave Unto Me His Peace
BUT
I Was Using
Base Copper For Gold
AND
Buying And Using
What Was Not Being Sold!

Alchemy ...
Was Afoot!

I Got Out Old James
AND
Plainly
I Read:

My Peace I Give Unto You

Not As The World Giveth

Give I Unto You!

Followed By ...

And The Peace Of God Which Passeth Understanding

Stablish Your Minds ...!

I Then Grabbed Hold
Of The Word Stablish aka Establish
Recognizing
That It Means 

• To Settle With Permanence
• To Fix Firmly In Place

AND ...

In The Godly Sorrowing Of My Own Heart
I Said:

May The God Of Peace
Grant Me
The Peace Of God
So That That Restless Spirit Returns
From Whence It Came
Back To The Bosom Of The Fraud!

I Readily Acknowledge
That I Was A Fool
Letting The Very Devil Play Me
Like A Construction Tool!
There Had Been A Switch!
The Peace That I Had
Had Not Been
God's Peace Bona Fide!
I Was Riding A Counterfeit
Easy
From My Soul
To Debride!

Listen To Me, Brethren!
Get Your Peace Out
AND
Take A Good Look At It
In The True Light
Of The Only True Living
Holy God's Word
AND
If It Is Showing
Any Loose Connections
Displaying Any Broken Hooks
Get Ye Quickly Unto Jesus
For
God's Peace Is Connected
To Jesus Christ's Faith
Which Is Tied Up
In The Comfort Of The Holy Spirit
AND
Delivered Unto All Believing Brethren
By Unyielding Mercy
AND
Surpassing Grace!

The Living God Gives Gifts That Give!
The Living God Gives Gifts That Grow!
The Living God Gives Gifts 
To All His Children
Gifts They Receive
BUT
Which Often
They Don't Even Recognize
Or Know!

The Peace Of Almighty God

Requires Intentional Use

By Us

If

It Is To Work!

If You Don't Have It As Yet

Then

Get It For Free

By Connecting To The Source

 - King Jesus!

Got It!?

Now ...

Let Your Faith

In Jesus Christ

Work It!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Order Our Steps, Lord! + Prayer: Lord Almighty, Lead Us ...!

If I Would To God Be Honest
AND
Tell God's Honest Truth
I Would To The World
Acknowledge Without Fear
That's God's Hand Has Been Upon Me
AND
I Could Recognize It
For It Has Been
Since I Was A Youth!

I Would Tell Of
Spills And Chills
Fun And Frolic
Sadness And Quietness, Too
BUT
No Matter
Sunshine Or Squall
My Heavenly Father
Ever Directing
- Saving Me From Myself -
Was In The Midst Of It All!

Today, As Any Other Day
I Had Not To Ask If I Was Alive!
I Awakened!
I Got Up!
There Was Light In My Eyes!
I Could Hear!
I Could Feel!
I Know That I Know!
I Could Sneeze
AND
Thank God For Grace And Glory
I Had Not Done My Sleeping
In The Elements With Dogs
Avidly Acquiring Biting Fleas!

And, So ...
Here I Pray ...

Father,

In Holy Heaven

I Thank You Today

For The Blessings Innumerable

You Give

No Matter If I Say

"Thank You!"

In Gratitude

Or Just Accept Them

As I Would My Received Pay!

Please Forgive Me

My Bad Manners

My Bad Attitude
For Behaving As Though

I Am Receiving Something

That You To Me Owe!

I Hang My Head In Shame

Because I Know Better!

Lord God, I Beseech You

Help Me

In Blessed Grace To Grow!

I Remember

When I Was A Child Growing Up

Hearing My Old Grandfather Say His Prayers!

We Would Hear Him Say

To The Lord:

"Father, Same As Yesterday!"

We Never Knew What Yesterday's Prayer Was

But It Seemed To Work For Him

But

I Am Plainly Saying To You, Father

Today

What It Is

For What I Am Asking -

I Shall Clearly Enunciate My Prayers 

Day By Day!
Help Me Also To Listen Quietly
For What You Have To Say!

Please, Lord

Bless The Holy People!

Bless Those Who Are Seeking After You!

Have Pity On Our Leaders Of Government!

Father, Open Their Eyes And Hearts!

Help Us, And Them, To Honor You!

Remember Our Mothers And Fathers

Brothers And Sisters

Children, Grandchildren

In-Laws, Friends

And Other Relations, Too!

Visit Each And Everyone, Dear Lord

And Provide 
- According To Your Wisdom -

The Need For Which They Are Asking!

Bless The Church Fellowship

And

Help The Ministers Of The Gospel

To Call Sin By Its True Name

And

Ever In Faithfulness

Speak Your Life-Giving Truth

So That They Will Appropriate 

None Of Your Prerogatives To Themselves

Giving Glory Always To You!

Help Them To Live For Jesus Christ

And

Not For The Praise Of Men

Not For Filthy Lucre

And

Not By Lying Prophesying!

Soften Hard Hearts!

Make Choice The Barren Land!

Provide For The People All
Water

Food

Clothing And Shelter

And

A Plain, Loving, Touch From 

A Holy Spirit-Inspired Kind Hand!
Let There Be Peace In Our Hearts
Even If There Is None In Our Lands
And
Help Us, Lord, Help Us
To Bow In Heartfelt Devotion
To The Holy Son Of Man!

And, Father

If For Some Reason

Some Soul Is Treading The Water Of Doubt

Whisper A Word To Us

Giving Us A Heads-Up

So That A Word Of Truth

May Be Fitly Spoken

So That The Brethren

Would Not From The Coming Kingdom

Be Cut Loose!
Lord, Let Our Prayers Of Faith Rise Up To You!

Lord Almighty,

Order Our Steps!

Pave Our Path!

Lead Us As Promised

With The Shepherd's Staff!

Teach Us Your Ways!

Help Us To Number Our Days

So That We Will Not Be Counted Foolish

Believing 

That We Are Holding Control

On The Reins Of This Life!

Show Us That We Are Mere Men

Who Can't Genuinely Change Our Hair Color

Nor

Extend Our Height

And

Humble Us To Stand Up

To Be In Jesus Christ's Faith Bold

Making Heavenly Salvation
Our One And Only Goal!

Father,

Help To Trust And Obey

To Give Freely Out
Of Our Blessings Each Day

To Walk As Those Wise

Not As Those Who Evil Devise!

Help Us To Watch And To Ever Pray!

Help Us To Look Up

For Heaven Is On The Way!

Help Us To Accept And Hold Firm

To Our Soul's Freely Offered Salvation

Never Accepting

Satan's Gifts

Which Surely Eternally Cost

But Can Never Eternally Pay!

I Love You, Lord

And

I Honor, Bless And Worship You

For

I Know And Accept That

To Live

There Is No Other Profitable Way!

Please Accept These My Petitions

From A Lowly, Trembling Heart

For

In Jesus' Name I Make My Plea

And Stand!

AMEN!