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Always Have a Dream |
(by Amanda Bradley) |
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Forget about the days when it's been cloudy, |
but don't forget your hours in the sun. |
Forget about the times you've been defeated, |
but don't forget the victories you've won. |
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Forget about mistakes that you can't change now, |
but don't forget the lessons that you learned. |
Forget about misfortunes you've encountered, |
but don't forget the times your luck has turned. |
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Forget about the days when you're been lonely, |
but don't forget the friendly smiles you've seen. |
Forget about the plans that didn't seem to work out right, |
but don't forget to always have a dream. |
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Give Me a New Dream |
(by Catherine Marshall) |
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Father, |
Once I had such big dreams, |
so much anticipation of the future. |
Now no shimmering horizon beckons me; |
my days are lack-luster. |
I see so little of lasting value in the daily round. |
Where is Your plan for my life? |
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You have told us that without vision, we perish. |
So, Father in Heaven, knowing that I can ask in confidence |
for what is Your expressed will to give me, |
I ask you to deposit in my mind and heart that particular dream, |
the special vision You have for my life. |
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And along with the dream, |
will You give me whatever graces, patience, and stamina |
takes to see the dream through to fruition? |
I sense this may involve adventures I have not bargained for, |
but I want to trust You enough |
to follow even if You lead along new paths. |
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I admit to liking some of my ruts, |
but I know that habit patterns, |
that seem like cozy nests from the inside, |
from Your vantage point may be prison cells. |
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Lord, if you want to break down any prisons of mine |
before I can see the stars and catch the vision, |
then, Lord, begin the process now. |
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In joyous expectation. |
Amen. |
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