Let No One Kill Your Hope Tree!

 Hope 
Is 
A Tree With Long Deep Roots
Wide Covering Branches
Abundant Leaves And Fruit!
Blessings In Abundance
No Sorrow Can Cause Despair
Because
The Lord Of All Creation
Is
Sitting On The King Of Glory's Chair!

Good Seed, Good Fruit ...

Blessing ... Peace ... Love ... Joy
     Rest ..... Assurance ... Truth ... Hope
          No Fear ... No Evil ... No Sorrow
               No Constant Despair
                    Grace Is In Place     

                     Charity ...  The Promise Of The Master
                Protection Abounds ... More Love 
           Laughter ... Quietness ... More Peace
     More Promises Of Abundance
All Sin Released 

Take Heed ...

Water The Roots!
Almighty God's Love Daily Share!
Eat The Fruit Of His Presence
And Soon
His Eternity You Shall Share!

Tell The Good News!
Bless Almighty God!
Love, Alive!
Soon, Soon!
The King Of Creation Will Soon Arrive!

Truth Sets Us Free ...

He Who Sacrificially Loves Us
Died ... Cruelly
Our Souls To Save!
Put Known Sin Away From You!
Don't Be To Damning Sin
The Proverbial Wage-Slave!

Trust And Obey The Word!
Set Aside The Dying World!
Hold On To The Master:
No Sin Will Hurt You!
Angels Of Great Strength
So Strong And True
Come From The Master
And
They Will Protect You!

Be Strong ...

Don't Give Up The Battle!
Hope Eternal Springs!
With The Master's Blessing
You Can Endure Anything!

Be Of Good Courage ...

Don't Worry!
Don't Fret!
Let No Sin Your Soul Beset
For All The Righteous 
A Gold Crown Will Get!

A White Line Garment:
Christ's Righteousness Shows!
A New Name!
A Victor's Palm
And
Life Evermore!
Brethren!
Stand!

Cultivate Your Hope Tree!
Water It with Prayer!
Cultivate Its Good Roots!
Manure It With Loving Care!

Keep Hope In The Tree!
Keep Love In Your Eye
And
With Enduring Faith
Walk On To Hill Zion
To Glory
For
Our Lord And Our God
The King Eternal
Is
Ruling ... Reigning
Is
Eternally Alive!
Strive!

PRAYER: Shelter Us, Lord!

Father,

My Heart Is Grateful!

Grateful That The Holy God

Condescends To Hear The Prayers

Of A Mere Mortal

A Child Of The Dust

Like Me!

Lord,

I Listen And Hear

The Voices Of Those Who Long

For The Peace

The Quiet Rest

And The Treasures Of The World

Even As They Are Blessed

Of The Bounties Of The Earth

And 

Though Wearied With The Weight

Of Wanting More And More

Are Discontented To Their Very Core!

I Listen, Lord

To Those Who Are Called Poor

Many Of Whom Envy The Rich

Their Obvious Blessings

Wishing That They, Too

Could Have What The Other Has

And Not Realizing That

Having All Is Not In Or Of Itself

A True Blessing!

Father,

I Look At The Apostle Paul

And

I Have Realized Something About Myself!

Whether I Have Little Or Much

I Am Thankful

Blessed

Hopeful

Peaceful

And 

I Am At Rest!

Oh, How I Pray That My Brethren

Will Realize The Blessing

Of Peace And Rest In The Lord Christ!

Father,

Help Me

Help Us

To Not Set Our Hopes On The Things

That Pass Away

But To Place Our Hope

On The Blessed Hope

Christ In Us

Our Hope For Glory!

Lord,

You Have Made A Promise

And

In Childlike Trust

I Am Trusting You

For All My Provision!

You Have Stated In The Living Word

That

The Righteous Will Never Be Forsaken

Nor His Seed Be Out Begging For Bread -

Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread

Bless And Keep Us In Your Care

And

Shelter Us In Your Safe Fold

Where Blessed Sheep Are Led!

Lord,

Grant Us Your Grace

Favor Us With Your Rest

Bind Us Up In Your Blessing

And

Lead Us

Lord, Lead Us

Unto The Heavenly Realm

In The Day When The Righteous Dead

Will

From Sleep

Lift Up Their Heads!

Lord,

I Love You

I Bless You

I Need You!

Teach Me

Lead Me

Guide Me

Guard Me

Correct Me

Renew Me

Remake Me

Return For Me!

I Am Looking Up 

Believing!

Please, Lord

Keep Me Faithful

And

Let No One Kill My Hope Tree

But

Cause It To Bear Fruit

Precious Fruit

Suitable

For The Heavenly Table

Of My Glorious King!

Grant Me Faithful Endurance

For

The Footrace To See The King!

In Jesus' Holy Name, I Plead!

Let Heavenly Love Abide In Me!

Haste The Day, Lord!

Come Soon

And With Speed!

AMEN.