Proven Prayer- Lovingly Led

I have been lovingly led
To a woman who completes me
When I was on a path to dread
Prayer helped me to believe and see
...
A recent love
Was a deception
I saw the dirt on her gloves
With prayer's closer inspection

Then in heart ache
I questioned myself
And for pain's sake
Put dating on the shelf

But, as time flew
I made a rebound
I had to move, too
For the right girl, I'd found

This time my vision's not been blurred
I'm with the right person, in the right place
And a prayer has sealed what my heart assured
She's whom I'll marry throughout time and space...

Now: work, love and school
There's no time for rest
Except for the spiritual fuel
I would not ace each test

And what lies ahead?
A sealing date, of course
And from this day, may I be lead
By proven prayer as my best resource
For that is the way to be safe from remorse

[Verse 1] I have been lovingly led To a woman who completes me When I was on a path to dread Prayer helped me to believe and see A recent love Was a deception I saw the dirt on her gloves With prayer's closer inspection [Pre-Chorus] Then in heart ache I questioned myself For pain's sake Put dating on the shelf But time flew And I moved, too For the right girl, I'd found Right here, right now [Chorus] Proven prayer Proven prayer She's the one I need Proven prayer Proven prayer It brought me back to peace [Verse 2] This time my vision's not been blurred I'm with the right person, in the right place And a prayer has sealed what my heart assured She's whom I'll marry throughout time and space Now: work, love and school There's no time for rest Except for the spiritual fuel I would not ace each test [Pre-Chorus] And what lies ahead? A sealing date, of course From this day, may I be lead By proven prayer as my best resource For that is the way To be safe from remorse For that is the way To be safe from remorse [Chorus] Proven prayer Proven prayer She's the one I need Proven prayer Proven prayer It brought me back to peace [Bridge] When the week runs long And the doubts lean in I lift up my hands And I trust again No fear can stay Where grace has found me What was once a wound Now is a mercy [Final Chorus] Proven prayer Proven prayer She's the one I need Proven prayer Proven prayer It brought me back to peace Proven prayer Proven prayer From this day on, I'm led Proven prayer Proven prayer And my heart can rest

Hand Picked for Me- The One I Marry- My Love

Oh, the one I marry will have to be
The one Heavenly Father hand picked for me
He knowing the beginning from the end
Is the designer of eternal friends

I pray that we both will equally know
That our love from Heavenly Father doth flow
May faith and trust ground us well from the start
That our love may grow deeply in the heart

Thus, the one chosen for me
Comes, almost, familiarly
A bit, perhaps, of Mom and Dad
The best connections I have had

I will grow a testimony of my love
How perfectly a gift given from above
The differences- how they make a nice blend
As blessings for each other, gifts in the end

love-
Is it a match, a spark
A flame to dim and grow dark
Or is it a connection
Spiritual for detection

Promising more as the windows of heaven outpour
That individually we each have been framed for
Unto a mirror where lies the future and past
A place to remember promises forever cast

Verse 1] Oh, the one I marry will have to be The one Heavenly Father hand picked for me He knowing the beginning from the end Is the designer of eternal friends I pray that we both will equally know That our love from Heavenly Father doth flow May faith and trust ground us well from the start That our love may grow deeply in the heart [Pre-Chorus] Thus, the one chosen for me Comes, almost, familiarly A bit, perhaps, of Mom and Dad The best connections I have had [Chorus] Hand picked for me Hand picked for me From above, for me Heavenly Father, lead me Hand picked for me Hand picked for me A gift in love A blessing to receive [Verse 2] I will grow a testimony of my love How perfectly a gift given from above The differences- how they make a nice blend As blessings for each other, gifts in the end love- Is it a match, a spark A flame to dim and grow dark Or is it a connection Spiritual for detection [Pre-Chorus] Promising more as the windows of heaven outpour That individually we each have been framed for Unto a mirror where lies the future and past A place to remember promises forever cast [Chorus] Hand picked for me Hand picked for me From above, for me Heavenly Father, lead me Hand picked for me Hand picked for me A gift in love A blessing to receive [Bridge] He knowing the beginning from the end I trust the path He charts again If this is mine, let it be true A love He shapes in me and you [Final Chorus] Hand picked for me Hand picked for me From above, for me Heavenly Father, lead me Hand picked for me Hand picked for me A gift in love A blessing to receive

Forgotten Prayers

 

Daily, I forget to pray

And then, the day gets away

I would do well to ask of Thee-

Thy will, as one grown more meek

Our Dear Father, We Cry Aloud

When the people, fearing God, cried out with one voice....Were they singing?  

Was someone signing and they were saying the words in unison?  I do sense that the latter is what happened.

Heavenly Father, We cry aloud,
Lamenting our sins, with one voice.
Please forgive us our carnal state.
To speak Thy Son's name, we rejoice.

Oh have mercy and apply the
Atoning blood of Christ.
Help us to be more repentant,
With our hearts more purified.

May we be filled with Thy spirit,
For a remission of our sins.
May Thy mercy shine upon us.
With grace. Please forgive us and cleanse.

We feel less that the earth

Even  less than unwelcome dust

Help us realize our worth

The potential within each of us

Verse 1] Heavenly Father, we cry aloud Lamenting our sins, with one voice Please forgive us our carnal state To speak Thy Son's name, we rejoice [Pre-Chorus] Oh have mercy And apply The Atoning blood of Christ Help us be more repentant With our hearts more purified [Chorus] Please forgive us And cleanse us Please forgive us And cleanse us May Thy mercy shine upon us With grace, with grace [Verse 2] May we be filled with Thy spirit For a remission of our sins We lean in low We come again And ask You to begin [Pre-Chorus] Oh have mercy And apply The Atoning blood of Christ Help us be more repentant With our hearts more purified [Chorus] Please forgive us And cleanse us Please forgive us And cleanse us May Thy mercy shine upon us With grace, with grace [Bridge] We feel less than the earth Even less than unwelcome dust Help us realize our worth The potential within each of us [Final Chorus] Please forgive us And cleanse us Please forgive us And cleanse us May Thy mercy shine upon us With grace, with grace

Mosiah  Chapter 4

King Benjamin continues his address—Salvation comes because of the Atonement—Believe in God to be saved—Retain a remission of your sins through faithfulness—Impart of your substance to the poor—Do all things in wisdom and order. About 124 B.C.


1 And now, it came to pass that when king Benjamin had made an end of speaking the words which had been delivered unto him by the angel of the Lord, that he cast his eyes round about on the multitude, and behold they had fallen to the earth, for the fear of the Lord had come upon them.

2 And they had viewed themselves in their own carnal state, even less than the dust of the earth. And they all cried aloud with one voice, saying: O have mercy, and apply the atoning blood of Christ that we may receive forgiveness of our sins, and our hearts may be purified; for we believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who created heaven and earth, and all things; who shall come down among the children of men.

My Prayer

My prayer...take me as I am 

Mortal, and so prone to sin

And make of me something more

In tune and serving Thee, Lord

Walk in My Ways

Little by little

Temptations come

Trouble by trouble

You fail to become

Wisdom's corrupted

Judgment's gone off

Trust, now, interrupted 

And then you get caught

This "high" life cut short

Competitors leer

Your vacancy they're for 

Your enemies cheer

Remember the day

The Lord had your back

You walked in His ways

Your life was on track

The peace of the Sabbath

The calm of the covenant 

You were on the right path

It's time to be repentant

Return to the good days

When you could live with yourself

You had nothing to hide

When you felt and loved to help!

Hear the Lord call

Walk in my ways

Come follow me

Put love back in 

all of your days

Verse 1] Little by little Temptations come Trouble by trouble You fail to become Wisdom's corrupted Judgment's gone off Trust, now, interrupted And then you get caught This high life cut short Competitors leer Your vacancy they're for Your enemies cheer [Pre-Chorus] Remember the day The Lord had your back You walked in His ways Your life was on track The peace of the Sabbath The calm of the covenant You were on the right path It's time to be repentant [Chorus] Walk in my ways Walk in my ways Put love back in all of your days Walk in my ways Walk in my ways Come follow me, come follow me [Verse 2] Return to the good days When you could live with yourself You had nothing to hide When you felt and loved to help No need to pretend No need to divide The door is still open The road is inside [Pre-Chorus] Remember the day The Lord had your back You walked in His ways Your life was on track The peace of the Sabbath The calm of the covenant You were on the right path It's time to be repentant [Chorus] Walk in my ways Walk in my ways Put love back in all of your days Walk in my ways Walk in my ways Come follow me, come follow me [Bridge] Hear the Lord call Hear the Lord call The mercy is near The old chains fall [Break] Return to the good days You can live with yourself You had nothing to hide You were made to help [Final Chorus] Walk in my ways Walk in my ways Put love back in all of your days Walk in my ways Walk in my ways Come follow me, come follow me Walk in my ways Walk in my ways Put love back in all of your days

See A Pearl Farm in China by The Pearl Girls

The birth of a pearl
Is a miraculous thing

From an oyster to unfurl

A grain, a treasure to be

See the pearl shimmer 

with a soft inner glow

Unlike any other gem 

the earth holds to show

Iridescent 

With a luster of white

See it reflect and refract 

All the colors of light

See the Young Women

Inwardly aglow

Each prized in heaven

With beauty to grow

Her luster of virtue

From being washed clean

Is bright for the future

Like celestial crystalline

[Verse 1] The birth of a pearl Is a miraculous thing From an oyster to unfurl A grain, a treasure to be See the pearl shimmer with a soft inner glow Unlike any other gem the earth holds to show [Pre-Chorus] Iridescent With a luster of white See it reflect and refract All the colors of light [Chorus] Inwardly aglow Inwardly aglow Each prized in heaven Each one made to grow Inwardly aglow Inwardly aglow Beauty to become Bright for the road [Verse 2] See the Young Women Inwardly aglow Each prized in heaven With beauty to grow Her luster of virtue From being washed clean Is bright for the future Like celestial crystalline [Chorus] Inwardly aglow Inwardly aglow Each prized in heaven Each one made to grow Inwardly aglow Inwardly aglow Beauty to become Bright for the road [Bridge] From grain to glory From hidden to shown What was once buried Becomes a holy stone [Final Chorus] Inwardly aglow Inwardly aglow Each prized in heaven Each one made to grow Inwardly aglow Inwardly aglow Beauty to become Bright for the road

The birth of a pearl is truly a miraculous event. Unlike gemstones or precious metals that must be mined from the earth, pearls are grown by live oysters far below the surface of the sea. Gemstones must be cut and polished to bring out their beauty. But pearls need no such treatment to reveal their loveliness. They are born from oysters complete -- with a shimmering iridescence, lustre and soft inner glow unlike any other gem on earth.

A natural pearl begins its life as a foreign object, such as a parasite or piece of shell that accidentally lodges itself in an oyster's soft inner body where it cannot be expelled. To ease this irritant, the oyster's body takes defensive action. The oyster begins to secrete a smooth, hard crystalline substance around the irritant in order to protect itself. This substance is called "nacre." As long as the irritant remains within its body, the oyster will continue to secrete nacre around it, layer upon layer. Over time, the irritant will be completely encased by the silky crystalline coatings. And the result, ultimately, is the lovely and lustrous gem called a pearl.

How something so wondrous emerges from an oyster's way of protecting itself is one of nature's loveliest surprises. For the nacre is not just a soothing substance. It is composed of microscopic crystals of calcium carbonate, aligned perfectly with one another, so that light passing along the axis of one crystal is reflected and refracted by another to produce a rainbow of light and color.

Cultured pearls share the same properties as natural pearls. Oysters form cultured pearls in an almost identical fashion. The only difference is a person carefully implants the irritant in the oyster, rather than leaving it to chance. We then step aside and let nature create its miracle.

http://www.americanpearl.com/historyoyster.html