Poetry

To The End of the Line

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When our eyes first open and the sun peeks in
We can thank the Lord as our day begins
Or when storms close in with darkening skies
And we run for shelter to our dear Lord's side

When we've run the race as far as we can
He renews our strength as we pray to Him
In brightest day and darkest night
In every victory - through every fight
When we stand up strong or when we fall down
If we'll pray to the end He has promised a crown

For it's not by wisdom that our battle’s won
Nor by our strength that the race is run
For He gives when we ask 
When we seek - We will find
If we pray and not faint 
To the end of the line!

To the End of the Line by Peter Caligiuri copyright 2022
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And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.
Luke 18:1 ESV

Knit Together

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Before we saw our first sunrise
Or took one breath of air
Before our first cry 
Or we opened our eyes
God knew that we were there

While He knit us together 
He was choosing our name
While He fashioned our hands and feet

Then He wrote down our story 
In His book of life
As our tiny heart started to beat!

For you formed my inward parts;
    you knitted me together in my mother's womb. Psalm 139:13 ESV

Knit Together by Peter Caligiuri
Copyright 2022 all rights reserved




"We have been called to heal wounds, to unite what has fallen apart, and to bring home those who have lost their way." 
St. Francis of Assisi

Twenty-Four Hours

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Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Ephesians 5:15-16

Just these twenty-four short hours
That’s all we have today
Fourteen hundred forty minutes
To do and speak and pray
Eighty-six thousand four hundred seconds
Take wing and off they fly
Till out on our horizon
They turn and wave goodbye
 

These words we choose to speak
And the paths we walk upon
The tasks we put our hands to
Will never be undone
But prayer in faith has power
To redeem the least of these
And find in Father’s presence
A grace that will not cease

He is love and hope and goodness
Our Savior ever true
Through teach step He'll walk beside us
And guide us all night through!


Twenty-Four Hours by Peter Caligiuri copyright 2020
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