HIS PROMISE:  God is our refuge and our strength, an ever present help in times of trouble.
 ~  Psalms 48: 1-3

MY PRAYER:  Lord, I lean on your promise to be ever present, especially now during this time of sorrow in my life. Give me the strength to move on as you wrap your loving arms around me. Let me take refuge in your love.

If the gates of Heaven could open wide,
even just for a moment or two,
the entire world would go strangely mute
at one glimpse of that Heavenly view.

The oceans would hush.
Not one bird would sing.
Not even the wind would blow.
Then the void would be filled with a Song of Joy
heard not with ears, but within our Soul.

With just one tiny glimpse of Glory,
everything else would fall fast away.
Our purpose here
would be made instantly clear
in a strange and Supernatural way.

A blanket of Peace would enfold us,
soft as the down of angel wings.
Every tear that has ever fallen
would be forgotten as Heaven sings.

So when your burdens make you weary,
when days are short and nights are long,
be still and just let your Spirit
feel the Peace of Heaven’s Sweet Song.

© 2007, Ferna Lary Mills
Printed here with author’s permission.

HIS PROMISE:  For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
~  John 3:16

MY PRAYER:  Lord, thank you for giving me the greatest gift of all – the gift of eternal life.  Help me to remain steadfast in my faith and to lean on your promise that life is eternal and death of the body is not a death of the spirit.  Help me to remember that although my loved ones are now gone from this place and temporarily out of the realm of my touch, they continue to live … with you!

HIS PROMISE:  Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. 
~  Hebrews 10:23

MY PRAYER:  Lord, my world has turned upside down.  What was before, no longer is, and I’m lost and hurting. Strengthen me as I continue to put my faith and hope in you.  Thank you for being steadfast in your promises.

HIS PROMISE:  God is not a man that he should lie. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?
~ Numbers 23:19

MY PRAYER:  Lord, help me to remember that your promises are true and eternal. Times change, things change and people change, but you NEVER change. Thank you for your unchanging eternal love for me.

Be still my precious loved ones.
Please don’t weep for me.
The One I’ve taught you all about
Has set my spirit free.

For this was not the day I died,
but the day of my Rebirth.
I’m home at last in Heaven,
freed from the pains of earth.

Weep not, for I am not alone,
nor will I ever be.
I’m hand and hand with Jesus,
and many friends and family.

Celebrate my Eternal Life
here in this Glorious place.
I’m standing with the great I AM
finally, face to face!

 ©2007, Sara Irene Hall
Posted here with author’s permission.