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Psalm One – The life of blessing – Third version

April 17, 2018 by Chris Gribble

I sit among abundant blessings,
Not giving into the temptations of self pity,
Keeping my life as a holy place belonging to God,
I look around for joy and find it,
In these prayers prayed a million times,
This is what I want to think about – day and night,
I will tramp around the mountains,
With thoughts guided by a search for goodness,
Holiness watered by regular solitude,
Seeking where life is breaking through.

All those half hearted thoughts are left behind,
I will leave misery to cry alone,
Remembered by no one,
Dying a slow death of loneliness.

My way is assured – fear is the dead end,
Misery begets misery, but I don’t live there,
This morning I walk the way of hope – watched lovingly.

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Today I am going to start …

Today I am going to start living
As only I can live,
I am going to walk in the bush
Listen lovingly to friends,
Take time to hear the birds sing
Love my wife
Be present for my children,
And, wonder at this precious gift
Of life and dreams and time,
Just today, is all I have,
Today I am going to live.

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