--One Day At A Time ~~

One day at a time,
with its failures and fears,
With its hurts and mistakes,
with its weakness and tears,
With its portion of pain
and it's burden of care;
One day at a time we must
meet and must bear.

One day at a time to be
patient and strong;
To be calm under trial and
sweet under wrong;
Then its toiling shall pass
and its sorrow shall cease;
It shall darken and die,
and the night shall bring peace.

One day at a time--
but the day is so long.
And the heart is not brave,
and the soul is not strong.
O Thou merciful Christ,
be Thou near all the way;
Give courage and patience
and strength for the day.

Swift cometh His answer,
so clear and so sweet;
"Yea, I will be with thee;
thy troubles to meet;
I will not forget thee,
nor fail thee, nor grieve;
I will not forsake thee;
I never will leave."

Not yesterday's load we
are called on to bear.
Nor the morrow's uncertain
and shadowy care;
Why should we look forward
or back with dismay?
Our needs, as our mercies,
are but for the day.

One day at a time,
and the day is His day;
He hath numbered its hours,
though they haste or delay.
His grace is sufficient,
we walk not alone;
As the day, so the strength
that He giveth His own.
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--Annie Johnson Flint --

--God Comes ....

God's presence is ever beside you,
as near as the reach of your hand.

You have but to tell Him your troubles--
there is nothing He won't understand...

And knowing God's love is unfailing
and His mercy unending and great,

You have but to trust in His promise--
"God comes not too soon or too late."

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Often we pause and wonder
when we kneel down and pray-

Can God really hear the prayers that we say?

But if we keep praying and talking to Him,
He'll brighten the soul that was clouded and dim.

And as we continue, our burden seems lighter,
Our sorrow is softened and our outlook is brighter. ~~
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--Secure In His Love~

Just close your eyes and open your heart

And feel your cares and worries depart.

Just yield yourself to the Father above

And let Him hold you secure in His love.~
-----Helen Steiner Rice

--Another Day ~
--By: Helen Steiner Rice
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Sometimes the road of life seems long
as we travel through the years.
And with a heart that's broken and eyes brimful of tears,

We falter in our weariness and sink beside the way,
But God leans down and whispers,
--"Child, there'll be another day,"

And the road will grow much smoother
and much easier to face,

So do not be disheartened---this is just a resting place.~~