A few beautiful poems...

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From: anju jethwaney <anju_jethwaney@...>Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 9:07:39 AMSubject: A few beautiful poems...

Be Still and Know

Be still and know for God is talking

To you in the still of the day

As well as in the still of the night.

Be still and know for God's love pours out

To you in the still of the day

As well as in the still of the night.

Be still and know for God gives you

His blessings in the still of the day,

As well as in the still of the night,

Be still and know for God gives you

His peace in the still of the day

As well as in the still of the night,

Be still and know that

All these things come from God!

The Intrepid Warrior

The warrior's path to God must be trod

With a heart of compassion.

The one who would walk this path,

Must be armed with

A sword free from anger,

A shield devoid of lust, and

A bow, arrow and quiver, free from greed.

He must trod the path

With a bowed head,

And a one-pointed mind.

His eyes must be bathed in tears,

From a soul that is overflowing

With its own unconditional Love.

For such a warrior, diligent and true,

The destination will be reached

With the next step.

The Compassionate Fisherman

He cast His line into the sea,

To catch a worthless fish like me,

Seeing His beautiful lure of Light,

I swam to it with mustered might,

Swallowed that heavenly lure so fast,

And sighed deep inside - Home at last!

But Home at last did not begin,

Although hooked fast, not reeled in,

Thrashing and splashing and knowing not why,

Perhaps the thought - This fish must die,

Convinced within of His love so true,

Yet ever a flounder in sea so blue!

Hooked tight on line with increased fear,

Will the day never come when He draws me near,

My heart cried out to Him at night,

Why dear Lord is such my plight,

Caught in the midst of heaven and sea,

Lost to the earth - No home with Thee!

His answer as a wave washed over me,

To do you no harm, I let you be,

If I reeled you in your thrash and roll,

Much harm I would do to heart and soul,

If I let the line slack and you swam out to sea,

How lost you'd become without thought of me!

Because my compassion for you is great,

I hold the line taut, and patiently wait,

Till your love overwhelms all thoughts of the sea,

And your eyes brim with tears, thought always on Me,

When your heart is at peace,

And you struggle no more,

Then, my son, I'll draw you ashore!

Message from God.

Looking down

I see the sun,

And the way it shines

On everyone.

There is no color,

It knows no face,

It shines for hours

On every race.

Continually shining every day,

If only my children

Behaved that way.

Way of Life

She said, "I see God in every human being.

When I wash the leper's wounds,

I feel I am nursing the Lord himself.

Is it not a beautiful experience?"

If we could see like Mother ,

We all would experience heaven on earth!

MY HAND IN GOD'SEach morning when I wake I say,"I place my hand in God's today;"I know He'll walk close by my sideMy every wandering step to guide.He leads me with the tenderest careWhen paths are dark and I despair--No need for me to understandIf I but hold fast to His hand.My hand in His! No surer wayTo walk in safety through each day.By His great bounty I am fed;Warmed by His love, and comforted.When at day's end I seek my restAnd realize how much I'm blessed,My thanks pour out to Him; and thenI place my hand in God's again.

Aseem Kaistha

It's your attitude and not your aptitude that determines your altitude.