For Now This is Goodbye

 

You died suddenly,

I was unprepared to let you go

I feel for our family

And how to grieve, we want to know

Some share their own stories

Their experience is a comfort

I know I'm not along

And I've found the help I've sought for

You were so special to me

There's a hole in my heart

I shake my head, it's crazy

I won't see you again, it's hard

No more laughter and long talks

No more being real on long walks

No more time with you my friend

But, I know this life is not the end

So here I am saying goodbye

I've been told it's ok to cy

I love you and I miss you

For now, this is goodbye

Verse 1] You died suddenly I was unprepared to let you go I feel for my family And how to grieve, we want to know Some share their own stories Their experience is a comfort I know I'm not along And I've found the help I've sought for [Chorus] For now, this is goodbye For now, this is goodbye I love you and I miss you I hold you in my mind [Verse 2] You were so special to me There's a hole in my heart I shake my head, it's crazy I won't see you again, it's hard No more laughter and long talks No more being real on long walks No more time with you my friend But, I know this life is not the end [Chorus] For now, this is goodbye For now, this is goodbye I love you and I miss you I hold you in my mind [Bridge] So here I am saying goodbye I've been told it's ok to cy I love you and I miss you For now, this is goodbye [Chorus] For now, this is goodbye For now, this is goodbye I love you and I miss you I hold you in my mind

Rene Cain, grieve all you need.

Grace to See Me- Never Presume

Never presume 

That you know best

You're not a judge

Life is a test

Sitting in the chapel

Are those who get a second glance

Know, they are God's people

Growing through circumstance

I am yet single

Love's not at my door

Don't point a finger

I am safe with the Lord

I have a child

That disturbs the peace

He is not mild

Still my love does increase

I am barely here

Please give me some grace

Smile, let me be clear

I need a cheerful face

We each have a story

It is ours to tell

Don't judge or feel sorry

With God, all is well

Put away your myopic scope

If you want to help

Please pray and share reasons hope

I know for myself

It's not always easy to cope

Verse 1] Never presume That you know best You're not a judge Life is a test Sitting in the chapel Are those who get a second glance Know, they are God's people Growing through circumstance [Pre-Chorus] I am yet single Love's not at my door Don't point a finger I am safe with the Lord I have a child That disturbs the peace He is not mild Still my love does increase [Chorus] Don't judge me Don't feel sorry We each have a story It is ours to tell Don't judge me Don't feel sorry With God, all is well With God, all is well [Verse 2] I am barely here Please give me some grace Smile, let me be clear I need a cheerful face Put away your myopic scope If you want to help Please pray and share reasons hope I know for myself [Pre-Chorus] It's not always easy to cope Some days I tremble low But mercy leaves a brighter rope And helps me let it go [Chorus] Don't judge me Don't feel sorry We each have a story It is ours to tell Don't judge me Don't feel sorry With God, all is well With God, all is well [Bridge] Listen close before you speak Hold my hand, don't count my scars Some are strong and some are weak Still the Father knows who we are [Final Chorus] Don't judge me Don't feel sorry We each have a story It is ours to tell Don't judge me Don't feel sorry With God, all is well With God, all is well [Outro] Please pray and share reasons hope With God, all is well

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The Last Thing That I Want

The last thing that I want
Is to tell you what to do
But I think I should acknowledge
What I feel, and speak to you

The changes that we see
The uneasiness we feel
Are things that shouldn't be
Let us talk and let love heal

Is there something aching you?

Is it something we have done?

We see your frustration

How this halts the good to come

We stand firm on this one thing

Contention destroys the home

A negative attitude will bring

Nothing good to be known

We used to feel so close

All you show is you don't care

But, now your heart is closed

Do you have something to share?

If not, we'll give you space

But, please give us some grace

Show respect and courtesy

What a family should be

Verse 1] The last thing that I want Is to tell you what to do But I think I should acknowledge What I feel, and speak to you The changes that we see The uneasiness we feel Are things that shouldn't be Let us talk and let love heal [Pre-Chorus] Is there something aching you? Is it something we have done? We see your frustration How this halts the good to come We stand firm on this one thing Contention destroys the home [Chorus] Let us talk and let love heal Let us talk and let love heal A negative attitude will bring Nothing good to be known [Verse 2] We used to feel so close All you show is you don't care But, now your heart is closed Do you have something to share? If not, we'll give you space But, please give us some grace Show respect and courtesy What a family should be [Bridge] We don't want the wall We want a way back in We don't want the weight To keep us split within Say what's aching you Say it plain and true [Chorus] Let us talk and let love heal Let us talk and let love heal A negative attitude will bring Nothing good to be known [Outro] Show respect and courtesy What a family should be

GCBC Week 2: “Can Ye Feel So Now?” By Elder Quentin L. Cook ...

diapersanddivinity.com/.../gcbc-week-2-can-ye-feel-so-now-by-elder...

Oct 14, 2012 – How do you think Elder Cook's counsel can be helpful to you and your family? ... 16 Responses to GCBC Week 2: “Can Ye Feel So Now? ... Lack of commitment and apathy are huge attitudes I see in lots of acquaintances and .

The church has a great parenting class.  We are having lessons from it at a stake level.  We have been practicing voicing concerns by attacking frustrations and not the person.  It is a plea for help and not an attack on the child. Trying to take it to the next level.  How does the Savior feel when we go against what he has taught? He still sees the beauty in each of us and what we can become. He offers hope. How would He want us to parent? We have to stay gentle, inviting, being an example and not being acted upon while being firm to our expectations.

Profanity

He who is deserving of the highest acclaim
Watches us from heaven above
And each time we utter out His name
May it be with praise and love

Jesus, our elder brother
Has borne all of our woes
And He would that we love one another
The great cost for this, He knows

Both names as diety are sacred
Titles of majesty, for awe
They're not words of habit bred
For anger clenched along the jaw

Each word used as profanity

Shows but our ignorance 
Attacks our dignity
When what we need is assistance

When we have pain amidst commotions
Let us respond like our Elder Brother
For when suffered strong emotions
His would not say what harms another

[Verse 1] He who is deserving of the highest acclaim Watches us from heaven above And each time we utter out His name May it be with praise and love Jesus, our elder brother Has borne all of our woes [Pre-Chorus] And He would that we love one another The great cost for this, He knows [Chorus] Jesus, our elder brother Teach us love one another May we speak with praise and love May our hearts look up above Jesus, our elder brother Jesus, our elder brother [Verse 2] Both names as diety are sacred Titles of majesty, for awe They're not words of habit bred For anger clenched along the jaw Each word used as profanity Shows but our ignorance Attacks our dignity When what we need is assistance [Pre-Chorus] When we have pain amidst commotions Let us respond like our Elder Brother [Chorus] Jesus, our elder brother Teach us love one another May we speak with praise and love May our hearts look up above Jesus, our elder brother Jesus, our elder brother [Bridge] For when suffered strong emotions His would not say what harms another Quiet mercy, steady grace Let His peace remake our face [Final Chorus] Jesus, our elder brother Teach us love one another May we speak with praise and love May our hearts look up above Jesus, our elder brother Jesus, our elder brother

Ex. 20: 7
7 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

Deut. 5: 11
11 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

Mosiah 13: 15
15 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

Ps. 139: 20
20 For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.

Prov. 30: 9
9 Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.

2 Ne. 26: 32
32 And again, the Lord God hath acommanded that men should not murder; that they should not lie; that they should not steal; that they should not take the name of the Lord their God in vain; that they should not envy; that they should not have malice; that they should not contend one with another; that they should not commit whoredoms; and that they should do none of these things; for whoso doeth them shall perish.

Along the Higher Path

Along the higher path

You have resources galore

No matter where your are at

You've the gospel of the Lord

Knowledge is but a prayer away

Covenants and ordinances await

As through God's word you seek and pray

It is up to you to heed and obey

The higher path leads

To the mountain of the Lord

Here we come to seek

Holiness for ever more

heed- careful attention

[Verse 1] Along the higher path You have resources galore No matter where you are at You've the gospel of the Lord [Pre-Chorus] Knowledge is but a prayer away Covenants and ordinances await As through God's word you seek and pray It is up to you to heed and obey [Chorus] The higher path leads The higher path leads To the mountain of the Lord To the mountain of the Lord [Verse 2] We climb with worn-out shoes But mercy meets us there Your word is bread and light And hope is in the air [Pre-Chorus] Knowledge is but a prayer away Covenants and ordinances await As through God's word you seek and pray It is up to you to heed and obey [Chorus] The higher path leads The higher path leads To the mountain of the Lord To the mountain of the Lord [Bridge] Here we come to seek Holiness forevermore Keep our hearts awake Keep us near, keep us sure [Chorus] The higher path leads The higher path leads To the mountain of the Lord To the mountain of the Lord

Teleiono- To Reach a Distant End- Perfect Day Bud

In the stillness

In the quiet

In the predawn dark

A thought woke me

And it stayed there to park

Who is perfect?

How can that be?

The word complete

Came circling me

Rising, falling to see

Each little bud

Will be complete

When it grows up

To become fruit

And that will be us eventually

The Lord's command

Be ye perfect

I now understand

We've potential

Our goal is a distant end, eternal

A small bud now

Growing for the perfect day

To be picked, ripe

Fully developed with faith

Nourished by Christ light always

Verse 1] In the stillness, in the quiet In the predawn dark A thought woke me And it stayed there to park Who is perfect? How can that be? The word complete Came circling me [Pre-Chorus] Each little bud Will be complete When it grows up To become fruit And that will be us Eventually The Lord's command Keeps calling me [Chorus] Be ye perfect I now understand Be ye perfect By the Savior's hand We've potential Our goal is set A small bud now For the perfect day [Verse 2] Growing for the day To be picked, ripe Fully developed With faith and light Nourished by Christ Day by day This life, this journey Teaches me the way Keep moving forward Keep looking high For what we're meant to be In Christ, eternally [Pre-Chorus] Each little bud Will be complete When it grows up To become fruit And that will be us Eventually The Lord's command Keeps calling me [Chorus] Be ye perfect I now understand Be ye perfect By the Savior's hand We've potential Our goal is set A small bud now For the perfect day [Bridge] Not all at once But step by step Grace for the road And the soul He kept Incrementally We grow in You Till faith is finished And love breaks through [Final Chorus] Be ye perfect I now understand Be ye perfect By the Savior's hand We've potential Our goal is set A small bud now For the perfect day Be ye perfect Till the end of time In Christ, eternally We will shine

“In Matt. 5:48, be ye therefore perfect The infinitive form of the verb is teleiono, which means 'to reach a distant end, to be fully developed, to consummate, or to finish.'

Elder Bednar’s recent explanation of perfection will help set your mind at ease

By Emily Linder June 03, 2024 

https://www.ldsliving.com/elder-bednars-recent-explanation-of-perfection-is-a-must-read/s/12255

“In Matt. 5:48, the term perfect was translated from the Greek teleios, which means 'complete.' Teleios is an adjective derived from the noun telos, which means 'end.' The infinitive form of the verb is teleiono, which means 'to reach a distant end, to be fully developed, to consummate, or to finish.'

“Please note that the word does not imply 'freedom from error'; it implies 'achieving a distant objective.’ . . . The perfection that the Savior envisions for us is much more than errorless performance. It is the eternal expectation as expressed by the Lord in his great intercessory prayer to his Father—that we might be made perfect and be able to dwell with them in the eternities ahead.”

Tune It Out

There is a pull in this world

That is critical and distracting 

Tune it out with God's Word 

For what's spiritually enabling

It is ever exhausting

To seek for what does not exist

True happiness is a blessing

That from the world's pull, it lifts

Overcome the world

Through the power of spirit

Through the truths in God's Words

As you tune your ears you will hear Him

Repent as oft as you break

God's laws, whatever you've done

Every choice you are free to make

Let them, daily, be good ones

Each new day can become beautiful

See your problems with new eyes

Christ's atonement offers renewal

For hope and direction as life tries

let this warning be clear:

The world offers distractions

And the bondage that comes

When choices invite addictions

Verse 1] There is a pull in this world That is critical and distracting Tune it out with God's Word For what's spiritually enabling It is ever exhausting To seek for what does not exist True happiness is a blessing That from the world's pull, it lifts [Pre-Chorus] Overcome the world Through the power of spirit Through the truths in God's Words As you tune your ears, you will hear Him [Chorus] Overcome the world (Overcome the world) Through the power of spirit Through the power of spirit Let your choices be good (Your choices be good) And your heart be renewed And your heart be renewed [Verse 2] Repent as oft as you break God's laws, whatever you've done Every choice you are free to make Let them, daily, be good ones Each new day can become beautiful See your problems with new eyes Christ's atonement offers renewal For hope and direction as life tries [Pre-Chorus] Overcome the world Through the power of spirit Through the truths in God's Words As you tune your ears, you will hear Him [Chorus] Overcome the world (Overcome the world) Through the power of spirit Through the power of spirit Let your choices be good (Your choices be good) And your heart be renewed And your heart be renewed [Bridge] Let this warning be clear The world offers distractions And the bondage that comes When choices invite addictions But grace is calling And mercy still remains One honest step Can break those chains [Final Chorus] Overcome the world (Overcome the world) Through the power of spirit Through the power of spirit Let your choices be good (Your choices be good) And your heart be renewed And your heart be renewed Overcome the world (Overcome the world) Tune your ears, and hear Him Tune your ears, and hear Him

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