J.M.J.
THANKSGIVING
THANK YOU, DEAR JESUS, FOR BEING MY FRIEND
AND FOR THE GRACES THAT YOU ALWAYS SEND.
THANK YOU, DEAR JESUS, FOR LOVING ME WHEN
I HAD CHOSEN MY WILL AND HAVE HURT YOU AGAIN.
THANK YOU, DEAR JESUS, FOR THE WISDOM YOU GIVE
AND THE UNDERSTANDING TO LEARN HOW TO FORGIVE.
THANK YOU, DEAR JESUS, SO PATIENT AND KIND;
THANK YOU FOR SHINING YOUR LIGHT ON THE BLIND.
THANK YOU, DEAR JESUS, FOR THE FOOD THAT I EAT
AND THE PEOPLE I PASS EVERYDAY ON THE STREET.
THANK YOU, DEAR JESUS, FOR LETTING ME SHARE
YOUR BELOVED MOTHER AND HER ENDLESS CARE.
THANK YOU, DEAR JESUS, FOR RAIN FROM THE SKY,
FOR RAINBOWS, AND FLOWERS, AND BIRDS AS THEY FLY.
THANK YOU, DEAR JESUS, FOR SUNSETS AND TREES
AND FOR LISTENING, JESUS, WHEN I PRAY ON MY KNEES.
THANK YOU, DEAR JESUS, FOR OCCASIONAL PAIN
SO THAT WHICH I OFFER WILL NOT BE IN VAIN.
THANK YOU, DEAR JESUS, FOR HEARING MY CRIES
AND FOR WIPING EACH TEAR AS IT FALLS FROM MY EYES.
THANK YOU FOR GUIDING AND WATCHING ME GROW
FOR WITHOUT YOU, DEAR JESUS, I NEVER WOULD KNOW
THE POWER OR GLORY THAT COMES FROM ABOVE,
YOUR MERCY, FORGIVENESS, OR UNSELFISH LOVE.
THANK YOU, DEAR JESUS, FOR LETTING ME FAIL
AND FOR GIVING ME TIME TO LEARN TO PREVAIL.
THANK YOU, DEAR JESUS, FOR NOT JUDGING MY PAST
BUT OFFERING LOVE THAT FOREVER WILL LAST.
THANK YOU, DEAR JESUS, THAT YOU MAKE ME AWARE
OF SATAN’S PRESENCE AND HIS DEVIOUS SNARE.
THANK YOU, DEAR JESUS, FOR YOUR KINGDOM TO COME;
LET YOUR WILL, DEAR JESUS, NOT MY WILL BE DONE.
“THY WILL BE DONE”
The Poet
9-7-1994
THANKSGIVING
THANK YOU, DEAR JESUS, FOR BEING MY FRIEND
AND FOR THE GRACES THAT YOU ALWAYS SEND.
THANK YOU, DEAR JESUS, FOR LOVING ME WHEN
I HAD CHOSEN MY WILL AND HAVE HURT YOU AGAIN.
THANK YOU, DEAR JESUS, FOR THE WISDOM YOU GIVE
AND THE UNDERSTANDING TO LEARN HOW TO FORGIVE.
THANK YOU, DEAR JESUS, SO PATIENT AND KIND;
THANK YOU FOR SHINING YOUR LIGHT ON THE BLIND.
THANK YOU, DEAR JESUS, FOR THE FOOD THAT I EAT
AND THE PEOPLE I PASS EVERYDAY ON THE STREET.
THANK YOU, DEAR JESUS, FOR LETTING ME SHARE
YOUR BELOVED MOTHER AND HER ENDLESS CARE.
THANK YOU, DEAR JESUS, FOR RAIN FROM THE SKY,
FOR RAINBOWS, AND FLOWERS, AND BIRDS AS THEY FLY.
THANK YOU, DEAR JESUS, FOR SUNSETS AND TREES
AND FOR LISTENING, JESUS, WHEN I PRAY ON MY KNEES.
THANK YOU, DEAR JESUS, FOR OCCASIONAL PAIN
SO THAT WHICH I OFFER WILL NOT BE IN VAIN.
THANK YOU, DEAR JESUS, FOR HEARING MY CRIES
AND FOR WIPING EACH TEAR AS IT FALLS FROM MY EYES.
THANK YOU FOR GUIDING AND WATCHING ME GROW
FOR WITHOUT YOU, DEAR JESUS, I NEVER WOULD KNOW
THE POWER OR GLORY THAT COMES FROM ABOVE,
YOUR MERCY, FORGIVENESS, OR UNSELFISH LOVE.
THANK YOU, DEAR JESUS, FOR LETTING ME FAIL
AND FOR GIVING ME TIME TO LEARN TO PREVAIL.
THANK YOU, DEAR JESUS, FOR NOT JUDGING MY PAST
BUT OFFERING LOVE THAT FOREVER WILL LAST.
THANK YOU, DEAR JESUS, THAT YOU MAKE ME AWARE
OF SATAN’S PRESENCE AND HIS DEVIOUS SNARE.
THANK YOU, DEAR JESUS, FOR YOUR KINGDOM TO COME;
LET YOUR WILL, DEAR JESUS, NOT MY WILL BE DONE.
“THY WILL BE DONE”
The Poet
9-7-1994
ALL!