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SPARKLE

For all they see, these eyes bear tears;
Sorrow for friends, who wander away,
Oceans rising in the night--
O Father, hear me when I pray.

This heart, a broken vessel,
Love drips on the floor--
Still I regard the fount of Jesus--
And his truth, forevermore.

Heaven cannot be bought or sold,
But many sell flattering fakes,
Still God is revealed in earnest seeking, alone--
And a heart's willingness to break.

Father help us to be faithful;
Calm our hearts with thy tender rain--
And let your holy Son of righteousness
Carry every pain.

Your people cry out, O mercy!
As we plead on shabby knees;
Divine righteousness, alone
Will judge what sorrow sees.

Though the narrow Way be fraught with peril
God's holy light shines ever through--
In the scripture, drenched in glory,
Behold Christ Jesus-- bright and true.


--Abby Elizabeth Charland

And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
For every one that asketh recieveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

--The Words of Jesus Christ
   From the Gospel According to Luke
   Luke 11: 9-10