---WHY?

You ask me why I trust the Lord;
Why kneel to Him, and pray?
I'll tell you why--in Him I've found
The Life, the Light, the Way.

You ask me why I read His Word, -
And find in it delight?
His Word, a lamp my feet doth guide,
And lights in the darkest night.

You ask me why the tithe I pay
Of all received each week?
I've found that He can take the rest
And fill my needs complete.

You ask me why to church I go;
Prayer meetings I attend?
Communion sweet between His saints,
Brings gladness, friend with friend.

You ask me why my face is bright,
With happiness and peace?
I smile because His love I know
For me shall never cease.

You ask me why I fear no harm;
No dread of days to come?
He is my hope, my joy, my all
My bright Eternal Home.
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--J.Q. Snyder
-Harvester

--Why Am I Complaining?
-By: Helen Steiner Rice
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-My cross is not too heavy,
My road is not too rough
Because God walks beside me
And to know this is enough...

-And though I get so lonely
I know I'm not alone
For the Lord God is my Father
And He loves me as His own...

-So though I'm tired and weary
And I wish my race were run
God will only terminate it
When my work on earth is done...

-So let me stop complaining
About my "load of care"
For God will always lighten it
When it gets too much to bear...

-And if He does not ease my load
He will give me strength to bear it
For God in love and mercy
Is always near to share it. ~~
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"When thou passest through the waters,
I will be with thee;
and through the rivers,
they shall not overflow thee:
When thou walkest through the fire,
thou shalt not be burned." (ISAIAH 43:2)
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