Poem
The Second Chance Poem
The Second Chance We may not have the means at hand To change a circumstance. But we may gain, to our relief, A welcome second chance– A chance to prove that we will try, With all our might and main, To change our ways, to right some wrong, And pull our weight again. So let […]
The Anvil of God’s Word
The Anvil of God’s Word Last eve I paused beside a blacksmith’s door, And heard the anvil ring the vesper chime; Then looking in, I saw upon the floor, Old hammers worn with beating years of time. “How many anvils have you had,” said I, “To wear and batter all these hammers so?” “Just one,” […]
The Better Chance
The Better Chance Not all the earnest men achieve The splendid height where glory dwells, But worthiness need never grieve If folly passes wearing bells. The vain grow fretful and rebel, While merit’s patience must be strong; A man may lose in doing well; He cannot win by going wrong. -S.E. Kiser Type in your […]
What Is Religion?
What Is Religion? Religion is being honest seven days in the week, Expressed in thought and action, and in the words you speak. It is loving God and neighbor, and serving them each day; It’s in the way and manner, and not in the times you pray. It is treating others squarely, and living the […]
This Is My Prayer
This Is My Prayer Give me a pulsing heart to feel The need of other hearts, and kneel With them when lonely shadows steal Across the way. Give me a vibrant hand and strong To right a weaker brother’s wrong, Or smooth some tangled place along His onward way. Give me a spirit swift to […]
Bear The Heavy Load
“God many times answers our prayers not by bringing down his will to ours, but by lifting us up to himself. We grow strong, so as we need no longer cry for relief. We can bear the heavy load without asking to have it lightened. We can keep the sorrow now and endure it. We […]
Live For Something Poem
Live For Something Live for something, have a purpose, And that purpose keep in view; Drifting like a helmless vessel, Thou canst ne’er to life be true; Half the wrecks that strew life’s ocean. If some star had been their guide, Might have now been safely riding, But they drifted with the tide. Live for […]
Poem of Life
At times we’ve thought what is the use To brave the world and its abuse? Trouble and sorrow seem everywhere Surely ’tis more than we can bear. But then a still, small voice would say, There’s joy for you if you’ll but pay. Should roses grow without a thorn? To unearned ease are mortals born? […]