We Cannot Pray And Remain

Dear God, I Prayed, All Unafraid (as We're Inclined To Do), I Do Not Need A Handsome Man But Let Him Be Like You; I Do Not Need One Big And Strong Nor Yet So Very Tall, Nor Need He Be Some Genius, Or Wealthy, Lord, At All; But Let His Head Be High, Dear God, And Let His Eye Be Clear, His Shoulders Straight, Whate'er His State, Whate'er His Earthly Sphere; And Let His Face Have Character, A Ruggedness If Soul, And Let His Whole Life Show, Dear God, A Singleness Of Goal; Then When He Comes (as He Will Come) With Quiet Eyes Aglow, I'll Understand That He's The Man I Prayed For Long Ago.

Death - Death Can Be Faced, Dealt With, Adjusted To, Outlived. It's The Not Knowing That Destroys Interminably... This Being Suspended In Suspense; Waiting - Weightless, How Does One Face The Faceless, Adjust To Nothing? Waiting Implies Something To Wait For. Is There? There Is One. One Who Knows... I Rest My Soul On That.

Take All Away. I Am Content To Know Such Love Is Mine-for Life Is All Too Brief To Grieve For Pleasures Bringing Only Grief; Give Me But You; It Is Enough Just So.

The City Is Not Changing Anything, ... Increases In The Cost Of Natural Gas Will Be Passed Through To The Customer.

It Is A Foolish Woman Who Expects Her Husband To Be To Her That Which Only Jesus Christ Himself Can Be: Always Ready To Forgive, Totally Understanding, Unendingly Patient, Invariably Tender And Loving, Unfailing In Every Area, Anticipating Every Need, And Making More Than Adequate Provision. Such Expectations Put A Man Under An Impossible Strain