With the computer problems I was having today now past, I still have a little time to make my writing goals.  Without further excuse, I offer up a poem based on todays sermon.  Today’s sermon was based on  1 Chron 16:1-35.

http://www.biblica.com/bible/online-bible/niv/1-chronicles/16/

Offering of Heart
by Michael Romani

With the breath of God I am still alive
With His loving touch, I still survive
Watching and looking out on the world
Wondering at all the brilliance of that pearl
The pearl of wisdom so seldom displayed
Words of honor are missing in what is prayed

Between all the griping and grumbles
Somewhere between our moral stumbles
We too often forget why we are gathered here
The beginning of wisdom is found in Godly fear
We need to put away our troubles for awhile
Living in the fullness of God's sacred smile

Again, we find we need to bring our worship by design
Quieting our souls in reverence to worship the Devine
Standing up to say that special message of something
A song of grace and worship that we can join in and sing
Invoking God's many names to raise Him up in praise
This is the purpose we should live for in all of our days

Entering the gates in a spirit of praise and thanksgiving
This is where worship begins in the holy lives we're living
Before we enter the temple, we must wear the attitude
Realizing our souls' great need to live in loving gratitude
Seeking the Lord and living this as our lives continually
Resting in His protective love for all of lasting eternity

An offering of heart lived holy as a living sacrifice
Doing our better part to live our best and suffice
Giving our all and using our gifts for the kingdom
Living in accord with the Lord; taking on what comes
Doing our very best to succeed in passing life's test
Living in the Lord's breath until we come to our final rest

(c) June 25, 2017 Michael Romani
All Rights Reserved