Fountain of Life
October 24, 2010
burdens lifted
October 13, 2010
a place of peace
September 20, 2010
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You will feel better
When you choose a cheerful heart
It’s good medicine
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Circumstances will rob you
If you let them control you
Others make expectations
You must meet their needs
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How absurd is this
To make you responsible
To meet all their needs
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If you cover an offense
You promote genuine love
If the matter’s repeated
Separation comes
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A person of knowledge
Will measure words carefully
Stay even tempered
Understanding will guide you
A loving presence brings life
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I will hold my tongue
Pay attention to others
Listen carefully
I am choosing to respond
To love when misunderstood
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I will not react
This is the way of a fool
A way I have lived
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There’s a place of peace
That passes understanding
That’s bigger than death
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Christ has arisen
He offers each one his peace
Forgiveness and love
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Do not be afraid
There is no reason for fear
You’re beloved by God
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© Terry S. Smith
September 17, 2010
Meditations written after reading Proverbs 17 and John 15.
Indescribable peace
July 6, 2010
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I will help others
The way I was helped
My strength was wasted
Resulting in my “burn out”
I could not save my own life
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A love much larger than me
Intervened and came seeking
Indescribable peace
Anointed me with joy
a place of peace
May 4, 2010
A deep peace
January 30, 2010
Discovery
January 11, 2010
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Light
December 17, 2009
real peace & real joy
October 23, 2009
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Look at your expectations
Of yourself and of others
Look at someone whose healthy
Who lives in real joy
You find at the center
Love, and respect for oneself
A way to deal with failure
Your own and also others
The question I have
How do I help a person
See that they are loved
How do I live in real peace
With those who are close to me
I discovered forgiveness
A personal quest
© Terry S. Smith
written October 23, 2009
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Courage
October 12, 2009
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Life looks different
When you see through other’s eyes
A desire to understand
Is a must for one to grow
If things have been bad
If your hopes are not fulfilled
It’s easy to blame others
When you are at fault
It will take courage to look
Not spend your time accusing
Take responsibility
It’s a work of art
Desiring understanding
To want to know above all
What it takes to be loving
A desire to change
© Terry S. Smith
written October 10, 2009
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