Priceless Treasures

PRICELESS TREASURES

by HELEN STEINER RICE



WHAT COULD I GIVE YOU THAT WOULD TRUELY PLEASE
ON A "TOPSY-TURVY" LIKE THESE?
I CAN'T GIVE YOU FREEDOM FROM VEXATIONS
OR EVEN LESSEN YOUR IRRITATIONS
I CAN'T TAKE AWAY OR EVEN MAKE LESS
THE THINGS THAT ANNOY, DISTURB, AND DISTRESS
FOR STORES DON'T SELL A SINGLE THING
TO MAKE THE HEART THAT'S TROUBLED SING
THEY SELL" THE NEW LOOK" SUAVE AND BLAND
BUT NOTHING THAT LENDS A "HELPING HAND,"
THEY SELL RARE GIFTS THAT ARE ULTRA-SMART
BUT NOTHING TO WARM OR COMFORT THE HEART
THE JOYS OF LIFE THAT CHEER AND BLESS,
THE STORES DON'T SELL, I MUST CONFESS
BUT FRIENDS AND PRAYERS ARE "PRICELESS TREASURES"
BEYOND ALL MONETARY MEASURES...



AND SO I SAY A SPECIAL PRAYER
THAT GOD WILL KEEP YOU IN HIS CARE...
AND IF I CAN EVER HELP YOU, DEAR,
IN ANY WAY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR,
YOU'VE ONLY TO CALL, FOR AS LONG AS I LIVE
"SUCH AS I HAVE, I FREELY GIVE!"





THEY FIND JOY IN YOUR NAME ALL DAY LONG.
THEY ARE JOYFUL IN YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS
BECAUSE YOU ARE THE GLORY OF THEIR STRENGTH.
BY YOUR FAVOR YOU GIVE US VICTORY.



PSALM 89:16-17
GOD'S WORD



I CAN LIE DOWN AND GO TO SLEEP,
AND I WILL WAKE UP AGAIN,
BECAUSE THE LORD GIVES ME STRENGTH.



PSALM 3:5
NCV



GLORY IN HIS HOLY NAME;
LET THE HEARTS OF THOSE WHO SEEK THE LORD REJOICE.
LOOK TO THE LORD AND HIS STRENGTH;
SEEK HIS FACE ALWAYS.



PSALM 105:3-4
NIV



POWERFUL IS YOUR ARM!
STRONG IS YOUR HAND!
YOUR RIGHT HAND IS LIFTED
HIGH IN GLORIOUS STRENGTH.



PSALM 89:13
NLT



SAVE ME, O GOD, BY YOUR NAME,
AND VINDICATE ME BY YOUR STRENGTH.



PSALM 54:1
NKJV



O GOD, THOU ART
AWESOME FROM THY SANCTUARY.
THE GOD OF ISRAEL HIMSELF GIVES STRENGTH AND
POWER TO THE PEOPLE. BLESSED BE GOD!



PSALM 68:35
NAS



MAY THE LORD GIVE STRENGTH TO HIS PEOPLE!
MAY THE LORD BLESS HIS PEOPLE WITH PEACE!



PSALM 29:11
NRSV