The Grace of Beauty, by Rik Rose

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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The grace of beauty, hidden yet revealed,A gift from Christ, divinely sealed.In His perfection, I am made whole,His finished work has engraved my soul. The grace of beauty, with judgment not here,A love so vast,...

The Day When Jesus Stood Alone

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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The day when Jesus stood aloneAnd felt the hearts of men like stone,And knew He came but to atone—That day “He held His peace.” They witnessed falsely to His word,They bound Him with a cruel cord,And mockingly...

The Void Within

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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The Void Within, by R.C. Rose Within my heart a hollow chamber remains, Designed for light, yet filled with darker pains. I chase the flesh, with selfish, fierce desire, While my inner desires dim the sacred fire....

The Grace To Forgive

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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The Grace To Forgive, by R.C. Rose Unforgiveness, where burdens lie,Echoes of regrets that never die.Seeking right, my heart in plea,Finding the prisoner, to set him free. Kneeling in silence, weighing my soul,A...

Love Your Neighbor As Yourself

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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Love Your Neighbor As Yourself Can I love my neighbor through the eyes of grace?Can I find love in every angered face?Can I forgive all walking down the hard way,Can I understand parents in broken days? Can I Touch...

A Civil War Soldier’s Prayer

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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. I asked God for strength, that I might achieve,I was made weak, that I might learn humbly to obey.I asked for health, that I might do great things,I was given infirmity, that I might do better things.I asked for...

The Velvet Trap of Comfort by R.C. Rose

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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Oh, my comfort, soft and sweet cocoon,My lullaby beneath the silvery moon.Comfort whispers safety, still and near,Yet hide the chains of my subtle fear. Comfort velvet arms invite me to stay,To keep the wild...

SONrise: The GRACE of Christmas by R.C. Rose

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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. In the stillness of the sky, before time began to grow,The witness of creation spoke the life we would need to know.In God’s great heart, His plan was made so right,The promise of Himself a Savior, a shining...

The Christ Bell

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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. <<Download the Christ Bell (below) to hang on your Christmas tree or tie to a gift.>> When dark clouds creep inWhen life hits a lowRemember that JesusHas hope to bestow. He’s given us lifeJoy, peace,...

The Way, by John Oxenham (1852-1941)

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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. To every man there openethA Way, and Ways, and a Way. And the High Soul climbs the High way,And the Low Soul gropes the Low, And in between, on the misty flats,The rest drift to and fro. But to every man there...

The Yielded Heart by R.C. Rose

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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Behind stained glass and Sunday smiles,Sharing life’s battles across many isles.Each praise stepped closer to a spiritual dance.Stand or kneel, the yielded heart, the final stance. Heaven’s glory brings...

Thankful for the Love of God

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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good,His steadfast love is eternally mine.I look to Him with a thankful heartIn my life, His light does continually shine. For every good and perfect giftComes down from Him...

I Choose You! by R.C. Rose

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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Way before there was anything at all,Before there were trees or birds that could call,Before any stars lit up the night sky,God had a special plan, and here’s why: He knew about you, and He knew about me,He...

Rest in Heaven’s Embrace, by R.C. Rose

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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Now you rest in Heaven’s embrace,In a moment of time, you found your place.The Son of God, who walked your way,Has led you home, with Himself that day, Now time is still, in Heaven’s land,Where you’re at rest...