One Spirit

We rise up and breathe,

we seek and reach out,
we plan,

we play,
we dream.

We move through our days
in countless ways.

We fight,
we fall,

we mend,

we love,

but all in One Spirit
we live.

Gratitude

When the hounds of time
are on my heels,

and tension rises in my throat,

You send the rays of evening sun
and the cooling breeze of an autumn day
to kiss my brow and restore me.

When my day full of ups and downs

comes to an end

and I'm tired and stressed and angry,
You open my eyes
to see all the ways

that You whisper to me
"I love you".