Every Breath

“I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.”   John 15:5

I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through him who gives me strength.   Philippians 4:11-13

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain, a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away, a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak, a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.  What does the worker gain from his toil? I have seen the burden God has laid on men. He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end. I know that there is nothing better for men than to be happy and do good while they live. That everyone may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all his toil – this is the gift of God. I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it so that men will revere him   Ecclesiastes 3:1-14

when we are young,

we dream of all that could be,

as we grow old,

we come to the bitter realization

of all that we are not,

and what will never be;

dreams die,

hope fades,

truth is lost;

for everything there is a season,

for everything there is a purpose,

for every push there is a shove,

for every action there is a reaction;

overwhelm me with Your truth,

fill me with Your light,

let today be the day,

let now be the time;

in You we become something greater,

in You we are made complete,

in You dreams live once more,

in You hope is restored,

in You shall we live forever;

let every breath taken,

be taken for Your glory,

let every word spoken,

be spoken of Your majesty,

let every creature under the sun

praise Your name;

be my King,

be my Lord,

be my Master,

raise this vessel from the dust,

make me a noble instrument,

useful for Your holy will,

let me be Your humble servant

for all eternity.

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