All of a sudden Lo and behold Plans for the future Become dusty and cold Yet, no matter how I fail And discouragement clouds my day There’s something “new every morning” And this is always “the day” The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; Great is your faithfulness ( Lamentations 3:22-23 ) This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. ( Psalm 118:24 )

We must picture Hell as a state where everyone is perpetually concerned about his own dignity and advancement, where everyone has a...

Is it ironic or oxymoronic that getting old is such new territory? Say not, "Why were the former days better than these?" for it is not...

A positive outlook may promise a pleasant road, but when you're positively wrong - there's only one guarantee. There is a way that seems...

O what peace we often forfeit, o what needless pain we bear . . . What a Friend We Have in Jesus (Scriven/Converse) This is the day, this...

The exaggeration of my demise Doesn’t change the fact that I have died Yet in spite of that I’m quite alive Having been recently...

The Last Resort has become My final resting place - this side of glory A time and place to recollect what brought me here And enjoy the...

My favorite sins are far behind me But not so far that they can’t find me Especially prone to wander - as I am They hear my breathless...

We worry about tomorrow What we’ll eat, what we’ll wear We take it upon ourselves To separate the wheat from the tares We follow in...

I thought I could be the one And knowing me would be . . . a thrill But I see I’m quite the nowhere man Another fool on the hill I used...

No one can take away my heart of stone It’s all mine, it’s mine alone It’s cold and real, able to conceal My pain, my anger, everything...

Morning finds me in the ashes and embers Defeated in battle the night before Wandering defenseless through the battleground An ambush in...

The gift I’m holding in my hand Offering just what I had planned Not the brilliant gift I intended it to be A smudged reflection,...

The books I’ve never read Things that were not said Because I never granted permission When I was near you Did I try to hear you? Or did...

It probably doesn’t fit the conventional notion of a death wish, but when I die (and we each have an appointment), I would be dying in...

(To the well-intentioned worries of my friends) There’s a roaring lion on the road to Oz Seeking to intimidate or devour To fill weak and...

The Evil in Me The evil in me makes me turn to see The faults of those who’ve hurt and disappointed me And turn down the offer of a...