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regards2you
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0 posted 2002-11-10 10:59 AM




He has nurtured me, He has saved me
He has blessed me, He has praised me.
He has shaped me, He has molded me.
He has loved me, He has enfolded me.

He is my heaven, he is my hell.
He is my Savior, my Living Well.
He is my complete, He is my whole.
He is my God, He is in control.

He is the other side of my heart.
He is the bottom of my soul.
Within His presence, I only weep.
Within His love, so pure and sweet.

I will go on, no matter what,
until the day, my mind, He'll shut.
He'll take me where  I don't feel I belong.                        
And, I will sing His lovely song.


And, when I am reborn at last,
           happily so free?
I will soar forevermore,
           cheerful as can be!



..without surrender, be on good terms with all persons..
        "Desiderata"
  



[This message has been edited by regards2you (11-10-2002 11:20 AM).]

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Sandpiper
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1 posted 2002-11-10 11:04 AM


Heartfelt, powerful words of faith.
SmartChick
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2 posted 2002-11-10 11:18 AM


This is so beautiful. I love it.
regards2you
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3 posted 2002-11-10 11:26 AM


To Sandpiper and SmartChick, thanks so much for replying.


Happy Sunday to you! God Bless....
It is raining, windy, foggy and cold out here in N. Ca. this AM, but this poem has a way of warming me like nothing else can. Glad you like it!

Warm Regards,
Pat

..without surrender, be on good terms with all persons..
        "Desiderata"

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4 posted 2002-11-10 12:49 PM


Take flight and soar on high! This was amazingly up-lifting and I enjoyed the sing-songy rhythm!

~ happy hugs!

Linda

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5 posted 2002-11-10 01:00 PM


Linda, Thanks....it is sing-songy, and I had written it about three different ways, before choosing this one.

Forever learning....

Glad you find it up-lifting....

Hugs,
Pat

..without surrender, be on good terms with all persons..
        "Desiderata"

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6 posted 2002-11-10 05:43 PM


Amen

The stars will shine when I am gone,
the earth will turn on as before,
the gulls, still race along the shore,
the morning star, still kiss the dawn

regards2you
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7 posted 2002-11-10 05:50 PM


Yes, Michael, Amen... smiling...

Thanks for responding


Warm Regards,
Pat

..without surrender, be on good terms with all persons..
        "Desiderata"

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8 posted 2002-11-10 07:05 PM




(sigh) Oh Patricia, this is wonderful, sweet friend, God Bless You, and know that He sleeps deep in the abode within your heart and His love will never fail you! (kiss on cheek) This is gorgeous, sweet friend, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Patricia, thank you for sharing!



May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

"Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..."

Shakira

regards2you
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9 posted 2002-11-10 07:13 PM


Yes, Noah, so true, in spite of "me", for all the work comes from Him....I couldn't earn His love no way, no how, not ever....as could no one else.

It is His gift, freely to us....

Thank you for the reply.

Hugs and warm regards,
Pat

..without surrender, be on good terms with all persons..
        "Desiderata"

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10 posted 2002-11-10 07:33 PM


Pat, this is absolutely  BEAUTIFUL. I love the truth in this and best of all, the way I could feel that it was straight from your heart. You, my friend, are a very special person.


By the way, I liked the style you wrote it in, too...very good !!

"Love makes the world go around"
~~with love and hugs from Ethel~~
                  

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11 posted 2002-11-10 07:33 PM


...Amen...

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12 posted 2002-11-10 08:02 PM



Ethel, thank you, but, I am not a very special person....only One fits that description. It's odd to be at this point in my life for there was no stronger atheist, one of a scientific mind, than I. It is a miracle for certain!

A very burly, rugged man I know,
surprised the stuffings out of me once for in his bathroom on the mirror he had a tiny card which had the following verse: ~I asked Jesus~
"How much do you love me?" "This much," He answered. Then He stretched out his arms and died.

       ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Thanks for the reply and glad you enjoyed the rhythm, though I am not sure I like it. Oh, wow, so much learning to catch up on, huh? Will I ever, and write the way I hope to?

Warmly, Pat
Enchantress, thank you for replying. Warmly, Pat   

..without surrender, be on good terms with all persons..
        "Desiderata"

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13 posted 2002-11-11 05:44 AM


Starts out great, and ends well too in as much as I am thinking on this VA day. Thank you.

etoodog

regards2you
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14 posted 2002-11-11 09:33 AM



Thank you Robert.....

~He~ wasn't the only one who stretched out their arms and died, was he?

I stand corrected on this very special day......

May their rewards be more than we can imagine. It is the walking spiritually wounded, who need ours prayers, and oh so much more than they are receiving.
~Respect~ being right up there near the top of the list.



God Bless You

Warm Regards, Pat

..without surrender, be on good terms with all persons..
        "Desiderata"

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15 posted 2002-11-11 10:30 AM


Truly comforting words.  Thanks for helping me focus on this day.  You are a blessing.
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16 posted 2002-11-11 10:56 PM


A remarkable and spirit filled piece.

God Bless You Always ... Amen!

Hugs, Marti

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17 posted 2002-11-11 11:09 PM





SoooSimple, Thanks and blessings to you; may your day be filled with joy.

Warm regards,Pat

Marti, Thank you for replying, it means a great deal to me. And, thank you for the blessing, I've had a couple  misunderstandings here and I need all the blessings I can get!  

I say that smiling and just so glad to be a part of a wonderful group of
people.....

Thank you again. God Bless You!

Hugs,
Pat  



..without surrender, be on good terms with all persons..
        "Desiderata"

[This message has been edited by regards2you (11-12-2002 07:42 AM).]

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18 posted 2002-11-12 05:51 PM


Pat,  very beautiful and lifting words.
Very well done...thank you...

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