Green

Around me my world has changed to green
As plants and trees put on new growth.
Green is the color of renewal,
Green is the color of restoration.
"He maketh me to lie down in green pastures;
He leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul."
Whatever our failures,
Whatever our sins,
We need only turn to God
To receive forgiveness.
Forgiven,
We can strive anew
To become
What God intended.
Forgiven,
We can begin again.

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Two Men Went to Pray

Two men went to pray,
One a Pharisee,
One a tax collector.
The Pharisee told God
How good he was,
How he obeyed God’s law.
The tax collector asked for mercy.
He knew he was a sinner.
Jesus tells us that the
Tax collector was forgiven,
Not the Pharisee.
Do we follow the rules,
But not God?
Do we realize how sinful we are?
I fear the answers.
I know that I minimize my sins
In comparison to others.
Let me acknowledge how I fall short,
What a poor example I am.
Today may I try to be a better demonstration
Of God's love.