Morning Sacrament

Now each morning new
Dawning mercies gift today
Expectant for You

Holy in kneeling
Receiving this sacrament
Humble in feeling

Sacredness with God
Taste of ordinary things
Approval applaud

Picking up the crumbs
Morning toast divine Manna
Satisfaction comes

Sitting by the Fire

Sitting by the fire
Dressed in warmth of the Spirit
My morning attire

Thoughts of the day fly
My responsibilities
God willing I’ll try

See dark horizon
The morning sun yet to rise
God and I are one

Friendship to embrace
Hand in hand we begin the day
Two hearts interlace

Haiku by Terry Smith October 22

Haiku by Terry Smith October 22

My unbelief is revealed
When I am alone thinking
About the truth of God’s love
It does not make sense

Love that’s unconditional
It is so hard to believe
In the midst of the chaos
Where can I find God

The struggle is real
Each one of us must travel
Choosing a way

I am called to think
I must remember the past
Reflecting on history
My own and other’s
I will meditate on these
And consider my choices

Much to my surprise
When I think outside the box
I observe new things
I see love that surrounds me
I find comfort in the truth

When I reason from my thoughts
Darkness in my soul destroys
Crushes the hope I long for
My life is broken

Life’s bigger than me
When I look outside the box
Of my own worldview

I have found a way of life
That I practice everyday
The foundation is real love
Coming outside me




My worldview says “no” to love
I’m glad I have a choice
I have decide to live
Love’s the better choice

I’m not in control of you
Nor what goes no around me
I am in control of something
How my mind responds

Lord, I do believe in love
Help me with my unbelief
Of a love higher than me
When I can’t see it

When the suffering comes hard
Blinding though it may be now
I am trained to think things through
Thank God for my mind

My feelings will not rule me
I will not make friends with pain
I am called by a vision
Bigger than my past

Sanctified Strolling at Penuel Ridge

O Lord God who keeps
Persimmons on ridge so steep
Benefits I reap

I hear Your voice now
Providing you will somehow
If I but allow

Snake on the path dead
Venom no longer a dread
Peace inside instead

Turkey on the run
False self exposed now undone
Illusions are none

Acorns on the ground
Cornucopia all around
Manna food profound

Mirrored lake so still
Reflection of soul to fill
Spirit replacing ill

Ripples with soft wind
Divine paintbrush colors blend
Beginning to the end

Closer to God lead
Upon holy ground I tread
Living water fed

Amen.

Morning Song

This morning dawns with gift of light
We joyfully receive our sight
Darkness now swept cleanly away
Hope springs forth another day

Sun of my soul brighten within
The inner man renewed again
Sin and self now eradicate
Rays of divine love now penetrate

Forgiveness awakens heart strings
Plucked down deep where melody sings
Rapturous joy provides the tune
From early morn until the noon

God, I cannot go forth in pride
Human will against yours would collide
From such conflict save me today
Grant me peace, Your will to obey

As sun playfully peaks around
Clouds connecting sky and ground
God winks at me pleasure divine
Within my heart’s a holy shrine.

All praise to God the Father be;
All thanks, eternal Son, to thee,
Whom with the Spirit we adore
Forever and forevermore, Amen.

My Heart's Desire

My heart’s one desire
Surrender and peace to Him
Holy Spirit fire

Obstacles not dim
In this meandering journey
Stay focused on him

Throw off entangling
Sin that slows me down and drags
Jesus renewing


Swift as a gazelle
Message of deliverance
To others go tell

Faith invisible
God’s powerful word creates
World incredible

World and beauty seen
Pallette of divine canvas
The creature between

Standing as witness
To awesome demonstration
Of divine finesse

Don’t know about things
Ignorance is copious
Have to pull some strings

Answers God gives
Maybe not in my timing
But onward He lives.

Welcome to Laudsmorningwatch!

Terry, Mark, Mark, Danny, & Steve:

I am creating this new blog to encourage all of us to be more intentional in our morning prayer and devotional time. I am going on vacation tomorrow but will be back in a week to pick this up and run with it. This will be a blogsite for you guys to share what God is doing in your morning time. Your friend and brother in Jesus, Curtis