Renewal

RENEWAL

by HELEN STEINER RICE



WHEN LIFE HAS LOST ITS LUSTER
AND IT'S FILLED WITH DULL ROUTINE
WHEN YOU LONG TO RUN AWAY FROM IT
SEEKING PASTURES "NEW AND GREEN"
REMEMBER, NO ONE RUNS AWAY FROM LIFE
WITHOUT FINDING WHEN THEY DO
YOU CAN'T ESCAPE THE THOUGHTS YOU THINK
THAT ARE PRESSING DOWN ON YOU
FOR THOUGH THE SCENERY MAY BE DIFFERENT
IT'S THE SAME OLD HEART AND MIND
AND THE SAME OLD RESTLESS LONGINGS
THAT YOU TRIED TO LEAVE BEHIND
SO WHEN YOUR HEART IS HEAVY
AND YOUR DAY IS DULL WITH CARE
INSTEAD OF TRYING TO ESCAPE
WHY NOT WITHDRAW IN PRAYER
FOR IN PRAYER THERE IS RENEWAL
OF THE SPIRIT, MIND, AND HEART
FOR EVERYTHING IS LIFTED UP
IN WHICH GOD HAS A PART...
FOR WHEN WE GO TO GOD IN PRAYER
OUR THOUGHTS ARE REARRANGED
SO EVEN THOUGH OUR PROBLEMS
HAVE NOT BEEN SOLVED OR CHANGED
SOMEHOW THE GOOD LORD GIVES US
THE POWER TO UNDERSTAND
THAT HE WHO HOLDS TOMORROW
IS THE ONE WHO HOLDS OUR HAND.







COMMIT YOURSELF TO THE
LORD; LET HIM DELIVER HIM;
LET HIM RESCUE HIM,
BECAUSE HE DELIGHTS IN HIM.



PSALM 22:8
NAS



BUT THE LORD IS MY DEFENDER;
MY GOD IS THE ROCK OF MY PROTECTION.



PSALM 94:22
NCV



GOD'S WAY IS PERFECT!
THE PROMISE OF THE LORD HAS PROVEN TO BE TRUE.
HE IS A SHIELD TO ALL THOSE WHO TAKE REFUGE IN HIM.



PSALM 18:30
GOD'S WORD



I STAND SILENTLY BEFORE THE LORD, WAITING FOR
HIM TO RESCUE ME. FOR SALVATION COMES FROM
HIM ALONE. YES, HE ALONE IS MY ROCK, MY RESCUER,
DEFENSE AND FORTRESS. WHY THEN SHOULD I BE
TENSE WITH FEAR WHEN TROUBLES COME?



PSALM 62:1-2
TLB



FOR WHO IS GOD SAVE THE LORD?
OR WHO IS A ROCK SAVE OUR LORD?



PSALM 18:31
KJV



I WILL GO IN THE STRENGTH OF THE LORD GOD;
I WILL MAKE MENTION OF YOUR
RIGHTEOUSNESS, OF YOURS ONLY.
O GOD, YOU HAVE TAUGHT ME FROM MY YOUTH;
AND TO THIS DAY I DECLARE YOUR WONDROUS WORKS.



PSALM 71:16-17
NKJV



I FIND REST IN GOD; ONLY HE CAN SAVE ME.
HE IS MY ROCK AND MY SALVATION.
HE IS MY DEFENDER; I WILL NOT BE DEFEATED.



PSALM 62:1-2
NCV