My Favorite Hymn
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Go My Children With My Blessing
Go, my children with my blessing, Never alone;
Waking, sleeping, I am with you, You are my own;
In my love's baptismal river  I have made you mine forever,
Go, my children, with my blessing   You are my own.

Go, my children, sins forgiven, at peace and pure,
Here you learned how much I love you, What I can cure;
Here you heard my Son's dear story, Here you touched him, saw his glory,
Go, my children, sins forgiven   At peace and pure.

Go, my children, fed and nourished, Closer to me;
Grow in love and love by serving, Joyful and free.
Here my Spirit's power filled you, Here his tender comfort stilled you;
Go, my children, fed and nourished  Joyful and free.

I the Lord will bless and keep you, And give you peace,
I the Lord will smile upon you, And give you peace;
I the Lord will be your Father, Savior, Comforter and Brother:
Go, my children, I will keep you   And give you peace.

My Favorite Prayer

Serenity Prayer
God, grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
Courage to change the things I can,
and the Wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time, enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardship as the pathway to peace.

Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is,
not as I would have it.

Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will.

That I may be reasonably happy in this life,
and supremely happy with Him forever in the next.
Amen

My Favorite Daily Thought

When God Closes a Door He Opens a Window
When you feel like the door is closing you in or locking you out -- divert your attention from the closed door and look around for the open window, there lies your hope.
Change your focus from yesterday to tomorrow.

  
1999, updated June 30, 2007