God gave us

God gave us eyes to search for the good in things,

 He gave us ears to listen too.

God gave us a voice to speak kind words, 

He gave us the ability to find the good in others too. 

God gave us the gift to ignore all things bad,

 the ability to see all the good. 

If we look we can see the world through grateful eyes and a caring heart too.

God gave us opportunities, the chance to try all things.

 He gave us friends to walk along life's path, 

God gave us family to guide us through life too. 

God gave us the gift of love, He gave us the gift of laughter too. 

God gave us the gift of happiness, He gave us joyful moments too.

God gives us times of sorrow,

 He gives us strength to make it through too.

 God gives us times of trial 

He pulls us through it too.

 God walks along my side each day and He walks along yours too.

Life is a gift to be cherished,

 enjoy it while we can.

 Because each day only comes once 

and we are never promised tomorrow.

I am thankful for the gift of life,

The trials and sorrow too.

For each day of our life teaches us

How to be strong and live life too.

Written by: Chelsea Nienaber

The Cross of Hope

Because God loves us, He gave us life.

Because God loves us, He created the world for us to explore.

Because God loves us, He gave us eyes to gaze at His creations.

Because God loves us, He made all things beautiful.

Because God loves us, we always have a friend.

Because God loves us, He always does what's best for us.

Because God loves us, He gave us many talents.

Because God loves us, we are uniquely made in His image.

Because God loves us, He gave us many opportunities in life.

Because God loves us, He is always faithful.

Because God loves us, He protects us from harm.

Because God loves us, He is strong when we are weak.

Because God loves us, He walks by our side each day.

Because God loves us, He carries us through our darkest days.

Because God loves us, He gave us hard times to make us strong.

Because God loves us, we can count on Him for anything.

Because God loves us, He calms the storms and takes away our fear.

Because God loves us, He carries our burden when we can't go on.

Because God loves us, He suffered so that we might live.

Because God loves us, He sent His Son to die on the cross for our sins.

Because God loves us, He came down to give us the gift of eternal life if only we accept Him as our Lord and Savior.

Written by: Chelsea Nienaber

The cross is the promise of hope for eternal life. Have a blessed day everyone!