NO TIME TO PRAY 

I woke up early this morning
As night turned into day.
I made a delicious breakfast,
But I didn't take time to pray. 

I hurried to do the laundry;
Did some cleaning without delay.
Then decided I had to go shopping,
But I didn't make time to pray.

By late afternoon I was lonely;
Called a friend to see what she'd say.
We talked for over an hour,
But I didn't have time to pray.

After supper I turned on the T.V.
Watched a movie that was okay;
Next, I read "The Daily News",
But I didn't find time to pray.

Well, It's time to go to bed now,
It's time to call it a day.
"Dear Father . . ." (my eyes are so heavy,
I'm really too tired to pray).

There's only so few hours
And so much to do in a day;
I hope that God does understand
I really don't have time to pray.

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FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT

"Father, my prayer to You today
Is to fill me with your love;
To bear the Fruit of Your Spirit
That is sent from heaven above:

LOVE, JOY and PEACE,
Instead of hatred and strife;
Fill me, Lord, with Your Spirit
Everyday throughout my life.

And Lord, help me be PATIENT
With others that I see;
To treat each of them with KINDNESS
So Jesus they'll see in me.

I pray also to be GOOD
And FAITHFUL in word and deed;
To be attentive to Your leading,
To be willing to sow the seed.

To GENTLY correct those in error
And with empathy walk in their shoes;
To be able to tell them of You, Lord,
To help them desire to choose:

To follow after You, Lord,
Or to stay in bondage to sin;
To show them they're losing the battle
That with You they can only win.

And last, but not least, I do ask, Lord,
To help me have SELF-CONTROL;
To walk by the power of the Spirit
Keeping fleshly desires in toll.

This nine-clustered Fruit of the Spirit
Is aready given to me;
By Your grace, Lord, let it grow and mature
So You, in me, they'll see."

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YOU'RE THE ANSWER

Lord, let me never be guilty
Of keeping others from You;
For there are people around me
Watching whatever I do.

They wait to see how I react
To trials I go through.
Do they see any difference in me
In what I say and do?

Do I complain and worry
About my circumstance?
Or do I show my trust in You
That nothing happens by chance?

Do I speak in love the way I should
Or do unkind words I say?
Do I let them know I depend on You
To help me throughout the day?

Do I let them know You're the Answer
To every problem in life?
That without You there will be no peace
But only frustration and strife?

To others I may be the only
Bible they'll ever read;
I may be the only sermon they'll hear
That will tell them that You'll meet their need.

Lord, help me to be the witness
That You would want me to be
To others all around me
So that Jesus in me, they'll see.

Forgive me, Lord, for falling so short
Of what You have in store;
But let me every day hence forth
Reflect You more and more.

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WORDS

Help me, Lord, to guard my tongue,
To think before I talk;
To ask myself if what I say
Will hurt my Christian walk.

Will what I say help others,
Or hinder them in some way?
Will they build them up or tear them down . . .
Lord, help me to watch what I say.

Each idle word I'll give account
As I stand before You some day:
Words of anger- spoken in haste-
Words that hurt in some way.

Help me, Lord, not to have regrets,
But to speak to others in love;
To say what will edify and help:
Words of wisdom from above.

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