Psalms In The Heart

  There comes a time in every man's life When he's confronted with suffering and strife. It's there a man can alter his mode, And learn how to travel that difficult road. Life in general gives all one needs, The answers arrive through our prayers and our pleas. Each trial's a teacher in rough disguise, Polishing truth before our eyes. The mountain's steep and the valleys deep, Some days you laugh, some nights you weep. But every stumble, every scar, Reveals a little more of who you are. You can't outrun the storms you'll face; They find us all at their own pace. The wind may bend you to the ground, Yet deeper roots are always found. So don't curse every heavy load; It may be paving your future road. For every burden you've carried through Has quietly been rebuilding you. When darkness whispers, "Turn around," Stand your ground on holy ground. For suffering's not the journey's end— It's where the soul begin...

We come here to feel Your grace, Seeking how to pick up the pace. How to build the screen we need, To overcome our pride and greed. Teach us how to stand as one, Till every heart and soul are one. Not for glory, not for fame, But to exalt Your holy Name. When the darkness clouds our sight, Help us choose the path of Light. When our ego starts to reign, Turn our losses into gain. Every friend becomes a key, Opening what we can't yet see. Every burden, every fall, Is just another loving call. Build between us one desire, Lift our hearts a little higher. Let our prayer become one voice, Teaching every soul to rejoice. May we never walk alone, Every heart becomes Your throne. Hand in hand we'll always stay, Till night gives birth to endless day. Chorus We come here to feel Your grace, Running now at Heaven's pace. Building up the screen we need, Free from foolish pride and greed. Heart to heart and friend to friend, Love's the journey, not the end. With one prayer our voice...

  We open our hearts before every lesson, So the Light can reprogram without concessions. We don't come for answers, we don't come for fame, We come to be changed by the One without name. Reason says, "Nothing," but faith says, "Begin," The battle is waiting somewhere deep within. Friend beside friend, we rise to the call, One prayer together can carry us all. Open every heart tonight, Shine Your holy, changing Light. Faith above what eyes can see, Make one heart from you and me. The books are a doorway, the friends are the key, The Light does the work that awakens in me. It shows me the places where pride likes to hide, Then teaches surrender instead of my pride. I came here believing that I had to know, Now I only ask where You want me to go. One step above reason, one prayer set free, The path to tomorrow begins in the ten with me. Open every heart tonight, Shine Your holy, changing Light. Faith above what eyes can see, Make one heart from you and...

Today the sky is dressed in light, With colors dancing through the night. Fireworks bloom and rivers shine, Yet greater sparks are yours and mine. From Texas roads to distant shores, Through open hearts and study doors, We've gathered from so many lands, Connected by unseen hands. Some speak English, some speak Hebrew, Some speak Russian, old or new, Yet when our hearts begin to meet, A common song becomes complete. We laugh, we stumble, rise again, Supported by the strength of friends. Through every state, both dark and bright, We help each other seek the Light. So on this Fourth of July we say, May love and connection lead the way. May every ten grow strong and true, And may the force between us renew. No firework burns as long or bright As hearts united in one light. To all my brothers and sisters dear, Happy Fourth of July this year. May our connection grow each day, And guide us on the common way. One heart, one prayer, one shared desire, Together we rise ever higher.

I entered the field at morning light, Certain the path was clear and bright. The sun was warm, the air was still, And confidence walked beside my will. But fields are strange and fields are wide, And soon the beasts came from inside. Doubt began to stalk the ground, While fear and anger gathered round. The feelings changed from hour to hour, Like shifting wind and passing showers. One moment strong, the next unsure, One moment rich, the next quite poor. I searched for peace, I searched for rest, But found the work was in the test. For good states come and bad states go, Like rivers that forever flow. Then I remembered what was done Before the darkness had begun. A covenant written heart to heart, A promise made before the start. When sight grows dim and strength is small, The rope remains through it all. Tied to the friends, tied to the way, Tied to the purpose of the day. The field grows wild, the weeds grow high, The beasts still roar, the crows still cry. Yet something stronger hold...

I walked into the field this morning, Thought I'd find a rose or two. Instead I found ten angry donkeys, And one of them looked just like me. A fox was selling shortcuts, A crow was shouting, "You have arrived!" A snake said, "Skip the morning meeting," And somehow that sounded wise. The weeds were taller than my faith, The mud was deeper than my prayer. Every step I tried to take Found another hole waiting there. Then pride rode by on a shiny horse, Wearing a crown ten feet high. He said, "You don't need the friends today." Five minutes later he was gone. Doubt was hiding in the bushes, Fear was sleeping in the shade. Jealousy was counting everyone else's blessings, While I was counting my mistakes. By noon I wanted to quit the field. By supper I wanted to burn it down. By evening I finally remembered— The Owner was walking around. Then suddenly it all made sense. The beasts were never there to stay. Each one came to show a weakness That neede...