PAD Countdown response 29-1

Losing Pieces

By Shel Silverstein

Talked my head off

Worked my tail off

Cried my eyes out

Walked my feet off

Sang my heart out

So you see,

There’s really not much left of me.

Dear Mr. Silverstein

By Connie L. Peters

Read Stephen Cove’s 7 Habits

and you’ll learn how to get ahead.

Buy a Paul Bunyan book

and you’ll own a tale.

Get an old potato

and you’ll grow eyes.

Read a metrical poem

and you’ll acquire feet.

Give to the needy

and you’ll have a heart.

And then,

you’ll have your pieces back again.

28-8

Thank You

T hank You for the little things

H ow Loren and I still wear our rings.

A rt and music, and all my writing

N ew ideas which are exciting

K aren Linda, Judy, Kathy and kin

Y ou sending Your Son to die for my sin

O ranges, apples, strawberries, all fruit

U nderstanding and wisdom in all truth

28-7

Nervous

N ow, I ask that You forgive me for being nervous about

E verything I do. I feel like I’m not living my life right.

R emove  those things that hinder me from receiving

V ictory and blessing in the Lord Jesus Christ.

O pen my eyes and my mouth and give me boldness with

U nderstanding and wisdom. Help me be confident in You, my

S avior, and trust You to work even in the things I botch up.

28-6

Worthy

W onderful God, I

O pen up my very soul to You.

R eigning King          

T ruth, Light, Life

H eavenly Father

Y ou are worthy of all praise.

28-5

Isolation

I know during this time we are to be isolated.

S how me how I can be reaching out to

O thers. Actually it’s easier for me to do it remotely.

L ord, I need to reach out to others

A ll of the time, not just when I’m in isolation.

T each me how to love as You loved. Now I

I ntercede for all who are lost, hurting, dying or afraid.

O mnipotent God have mercy on us during this Pandemic. We

N eed You physically but more than that we need You spiritually.

           Please have Your way in each of us.

28-4 quiet time

Devoted

D ear Lord, I want to be fully devoted to You.

E ven when my understanding is dim and unreliable. I know

V ictory is in You, along with everything else that’s good.

O pen my eyes to Your hand in my life and my ears

T o Your Holy Spirit. I know I need to love others.

E veryday, I need Your help on this. Guide and

D irect me. I want to be a sheep and not a goat in the end.

PAD countdown 28-3 elegy

Corona, there will be no grief

Just a collective sigh of relief

We’re stuck in our houses

Six feet from our spouses

So die! you detestable thief!