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To everything there is aseason and a time to everypurpose under the heavens.

Ecclesiastes 3:1

Welcome AprilWelcome April, child of Spring,Give our hearts a song to sing –

Bid the world awaken do,Lend us precious skies of blue.Time to dress the naked trees,

Send a gentle springtime breeze.

Welcome April, come right in,Let the lovely Spring begin –Blooming tulips, grass of green,Nature’s oh so magic scene,

Tiny raindrops, gentle showers,Miracle of birds and flowers.

Winter moments are no more,Spring is knocking on our door.

Golden sunshine warms the earth,Welcoming the Spring’s rebirth.

Cloudsteps charm the skies of blue –Dearest April, we love you.

Garnett Ann Schultz

Therefore, you shall love theLord, your God, with all yourheart, and with all your soul,and with all your strength.

Deuteronomy 6:5

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Seek and YeShall Find

Count your blessings at the close of day,Review your storehouse of gold.

The golden love of family and friendsThat rewards you with pleasures untold.

Take time to visit your garden of blooms –In each there’s a message of love.

The beautiful colors that brighten your dayCan warm your heart like a glove.

Enjoy your dreams as you glide in your swing,Travel back to yesteryear’s ways.

Hold in your arms loves from the past,Back in your rapturous days.

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Kneel by your bed at the end of the dayWith your hands folded in prayer;

Give thanks to the Lord for the blessings you know –Who else but He put them there?

Our time is no more than the blink of the eye,Embrace it as it races by.

Let every day shine to vie with the sunAnd glitter like stars in the sky.

Today you stand by the side of the roadWatching the masses pass by,

Tomorrow, you’ll know the measure of time –You will have had your blink of the eye.

Henry C. Doherty

Glory in His holy name; rejoice, O hearts that

seek the Lord!Psalm 105:3

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My Daily PrayerMidst the hustle and bustle

Of a busy day,I pause and take timeTo kneel and pray –

A prayer for all my friends,Near and far,

For God to keep them safelyWherever they are,

To fill their hearts with His loveThat nurtures all each day,

To show that hope will better thingsThat have gone astray.

These gifts of patience, love and hopeWe can always share,

Then peace will dwell within our heartsAnd banish every care.

Hazel K. Boyd

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Belief Brings PeaceBelieve in God’s faithfulness

In whatever you do,Believe in His wisdomTo do right by you,

For His knowledge surpassesThe wisest of men

And His power is greaterThan we comprehend.With One such as He

In our hearts, by our side,We can walk down life’s roads

With a confident stride.And though there are troubles

And trials in this life,Know the great God of Heaven

Can handle your strife.

Gina Mazzullo Laurin

May the God of enduranceand encouragement grantyou to think in harmony

with one another, in keepingwith Christ Jesus.

Romans 15:5