What Love Means

[Judy Harder]

"Symphony Of Son-Light"


Sunlight dances through trees
To make shadows on the ground;
A symphony of sunlight
Dances all around.

Nothing do I hear
But wind rustling through leaves;
The trees clap with joy
As within the wind weaves.



Only You, O Lord,
Could make this lovely scene:
One of sunshine dancing
In the leaves so green.

Blind I would be
If I did not see You here;
Your soft touch in the trees
Is radiantly clear.



Make me, O Lord,
To celebrate as they do;
Take me, O Lord,
I am here to glorify You.

May sunshine dance in my heart,
May Your music ever play,
May I follow Your footsteps
Every moment, every day.



I cling to Your hand
As wind rustles through leaves;
I journey with joy
As the wind ever weaves.

For I was once lost,
But now I am found;
A symphony of Your Son-light
Now dances all around.

~*~

© Caroline Gavin
Purposeful Pathway

"I will lead the blind by ways they have not known,
along unfamiliar paths I will guide them;
I will turn the darkness into light
before them and make the rough places smooth.
These are the things I will do;
I will not forsake them."
Isaiah 42:16

[Judy Harder]

Precious peace
This morning I find:
A sweet calmness
Soothing the mind.

Your radiant countenance
Shines upon me;
Your luminous light shows
The way to eternity.

Precious Lord Jesus,
Grateful I am to be here;
In the sweet stillness
I feel You are near.

Fill my heart with joy,
Embrace me with peace,
Kiss me with love,
All to You I release.

A soft symphony
Plays now in my soul;
Glory to my God,
For He makes me whole.

Precious Lord Jesus,
Always You are here;
In this sweet stillness
I know You are near.

Shine Your light,
Show the way to eternity;
I rejoice as Your countenance
Shines upon me.

Yea, Your love, Your grace,
Transforms my mind:
O, precious peace
In You, Jesus, I find.

~*~

© Caroline Gavin
Purposeful Pathway

the LORD make his face
to shine upon you
and be gracious to you;
the LORD lift up his
countenance upon you
and give you peace.
Numbers 6:25-26

[Judy Harder]

"The Beauty of Fall"

Crisp air embraces,
Colors burst from the trees,
The smell of apple cider
Lingers in the breeze.

Autumn shows her beauty,
God's glory she displays;
Her spectacular colors
Reveal the Lord's ways.

For who could create this,
But our God, our King?
It is for Him
This Autumn song I sing.

The music of Autumn
Beats in my heart;
My Lord, my God,
How great Thou art!

As the seasons
Faithfully follow Your way,
So too I follow
The precious Words You say.

It is for You, my Jesus,
This Autumn song I sing;
The beauty of Fall
Each year You bring.

Autumn shines with beauty,
Your glory she displays;
The beauty of Fall
Reveals Your ways.

Yea, I feel You in Fall winds,
I hear You in the breeze,
As the crisp air embraces,
As colors burst from the trees.

~**~

Caroline Gavin ©Sept 2012
Purposeful Pathway

"There is a time for everything,
and a season for every
activity under the heavens."
(Ecclesiastes 3:1)

[Judy Harder]

"The Calling of Autumn"

Morning sunlight,
Gentle breeze,
Songs of birds,
Rustling trees...

Autumn colors burst
Outside, and in my heart;
I resonate with the colors,
God's dynamic work of Art.



Autumn sings of His glory,
The leaves exude color deep;
My soul celebrates with them,
For this pattern God does keep.

He creates the seasons:
Beautiful, meaningful each one.
He separates the days
With rising and setting of the sun.



As Autumn leaves dance
And burst with color bright,
My heart wells with joy;
Our Creator is my delight.

Sing with the birds
And clap with the trees.
Uplift arms in the air,
Praise, standing or on knees.



For God loves us,
Each and every one.
He sent His Beloved to us,
His only begotten Son.

So, in the colors, in the rustling,
I feel His Voice divine:
He says we are his children,
I am His...and He is mine.

~*~

© Caroline Gavin Sept.2012
Purposeful Pathway

"While the earth remains, seedtime
and harvest, cold and heat,
summer and winter,
day and night, shall not cease.
Genesis 8:22

[Judy Harder]

"The Lord Will Provide"



I hear the rain fall,
I feel the wind blow;
Yet my Lord is in control,
I find comfort to know.

No matter what happens,
The Lord will provide;
He is with me always,
Yea, He walks by my side.



Should the way be treacherous,
Should my body grow weak,
I need only hold His hand,
I need only hear Him speak.

For His words are a balm,
Riches are in His right hand;
Faithfully Jesus leads me
To the Promised Land.



Surely Jehovah Jireh
Will provide for me too;
He will supply all my needs
And show me what to do.

The way may be treacherous,
My body may grow weak,
Yet I cling to His hand,
I listen to Him speak.



In all things, at all times,
My Lord is in control;
In my heart He lives,
His Spirit fills my soul.

Now the Son begins to shine,
I feel God's blessings flow;
The Lord will provide,
His sweet providence I know.

~*~

Caroline Gavin ©Sept 2012
Purposeful Pathway

So Abraham called that place
The Lord Will Provide.
And to this day it is said,
On the mountain of the Lord
it will be provided.
Genesis 22:14

[Judy Harder]

~Jesus is the Answer~

Jesus is the Answer,
He is the Life and the Way;
Jesus is the Answer,
Follow Him day by day.

No man can lay a foundation
Other than one which is laid;
Jesus is the foundation,
Our sins on the Cross He paid.

Who else could do this for us?
Who else could save from sin?
Only our sweet Lord Jesus,
From Him Life does begin.

Come now, brother and sister,
Sing now, sibling and friend;
Jesus is the Answer,
His love for us has no end.

Sweeter than honey,
More precious than gold are You;
Jesus, You are the Answer,
You are all that is good and true.

We embrace Your mercy,
Your blood cleanses us from sin;
Praise You, O Lord Jesus,
From You Life does begin.

We build on Your foundation,
One which the Father laid;
Lord, You are our foundation,
Our sins on Your Cross You paid.

Yea, Jesus, You are the Answer,
You are the Life and the Way;
O Jesus, You are our Answer,
We follow You day by day.

~**~

Caroline Gavin ©Sept 2012
Purposeful Pathway

For no man can lay a foundation
other than the one which is laid,
which is Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 3:11

[Judy Harder]

"In All Things (I See You)



As leaves gracefully dance,
Jesus, I see You;
In the smiling sunflowers,
Lord, I see You too.

In the grand waterfalls,
In the flowing fountains,
In the splashing waves,
In the towering mountains



I see You in all things,
For in all things You are;
You are in the ocean bed
And in the highest star.

You are before all things,
In You all things hold together;
You are in the snow flakes
And in the summer weather.



I shall sing Your praises
With all of the earth;
In You, sweet Jesus,
We find rebirth.

You are in the ocean bed
And in the highest star;
You reign in all things,
Whether near or far.



In the grand waterfalls,
In the flowing fountains,
In the splashing waves,
In the towering mountains,

In the leaves dancing,
And in the sunflowers too,
My Jesus, in all things
I see glorious You.

~**~

Caroline Gavin ©Sept 2012
Purposeful Pathway

He is before all things,
and in him all things
hold together.
Colossians 1:17

[Judy Harder]

"A New Heart, A New Spirit"




Here before You, my Lord,
I kneel in humility;
You alone I long for,
You I long to see.

My hardened heart
Was once made of stone;
Yet a new heart You gave me,
A new spirit I own.

Your own Holy Spirit
Dwells now in my heart:
A deposit of eternity,
You and I will never part.

Jesus, soften my heart
All the more, I pray;
Fill me with Your Spirit
Each moment, each day.

A new heart, a new spirit,
I embrace with gratitude;
My soul is refreshed,
My mind is renewed.

I praise You, O Jesus,
From the depths of my heart:
I rejoice in knowing
You and I will never part.

My hardened heart
Was once made of stone;
Yet a new heart You gave me,
A new spirit I own.

So here I am, my Lord,
I am Yours for eternity,
For a new heart, a new spirit,
You have given to me.

~**~

Caroline Gavin ©Sept. 2012
Purposeful Pathway

I will give you a new heart
and put a new spirit in you;
I will remove from you
your heart of stone
and give you a heart of flesh.
Ezekiel 36:26

[Judy Harder]

"Victory in Jesus"

Lord, Your way I follow,
Yours is the only way;
Show me Your will, O Jesus,
Give me the words to say.

Your will alone
Is the compass of my life;
Stray not from it will I
In either pain or strife.

Thanks be to You, O God,
Victory in Jesus You give;
Praise You, my Savior,
In You I victoriously live.

Sweet victory in Jesus
Is both solid and sure;
I simply walk upon His way To find I am secure.

Do not wallow in suffering,
Do not clamor in pain;
Behold the Cross of Calvary,
There victory you did gain.

Let us kneel before the Cross,
All His life Jesus did give;
We praise You, Our Savior,
In You we victoriously live.

The depth of Your love
Never ceases to amaze;
You are the Compass of our lives,
The light upon our ways.

Wherever You go, Lord,
We vow also to go;
Your way alone we follow,
For victory in Jesus we know.

~**~

Caroline Gavin ©Sept. 2012
Purposeful Pathway

But thanks be to God,
who gives us the victory
through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:57

[Judy Harder]

~ Free gift of God ~


Here in the stillness of morn,
Soft sunlight dances 'round;
The gentle rustling of trees
Is the only sound.

This scene is a gift of God,
A free gift of His hand;
I bask in the soft sunlight,
I marvel beauty of the land.

All of these free gifts
Fill my heart with joy and peace;
How can I not feel God's love
And all my fears release?

Yet far sweeter than these,
Than these natural gifts I see,
Is the gift of Jesus Christ
And His gift on Calvary.

My heart begins to tremble
Upon seeing my Beloved bleed;
Jesus, You are my Everything,
You fill every want and need.

You gave Your all to me,
So with You I do belong;
I praise You, O my Jesus,
You are my life and my song.

This is the free gift of God,
The gift He had long planned;
Salvation we find in Sacrifice,
Christ gives the Promised Land.

So here in the still morn,
As soft sunlight dances 'round,
I embrace the free gift of God,
Rejoicing that Jesus I have found.

~**~

Caroline Gavin ©Oct. 2012
Purposeful Pathway

For the wages of sin is death,
but the free gift of God
is eternal life
through Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 6:23