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"Joyful Curmudgeon" An oxymoron?
No! I see all the beauty of God's creation and I'm joyful.  At the same time, I see all the suffering and corruption going on in the world, and feel called to help expose and end it so that we may have true peace and compassion.

 

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Happy New Year! – 1 January 2009
By Mary T. Hoffman

For this first day of the New Year, I’ve chosen the following poem by Frances Ridley Havergal:

ANOTHER YEAR IS DAWNING
Frances Ridley Havergal

Another year is dawning:
Dear Father let it be,
In working or in waiting,
Another year with Thee;
Another year of progress,
Another year of praise,
Another year of proving
Thy presence all the days.
 
Another year of mercies,
Of faithfulness and grace;
Another year of gladness
In the shining of Thy face;
Another year of leaning
Upon Thy loving breast;
Another year of trusting,
Of quiet, happy rest.

Another year of service,
Of witness for Thy love;
Another year of training
For holier work above.
Another year is dawning:
Dear Father, let it be,
On earth or else in heaven,
Another year for Thee.

For more about Frances Ridley Havergal, visit:
http://www.all-creatures.org/heart/blog-20081227.html 

For a large collection of poems and stories, visit:
http://www.all-creatures.org/poetrydir.html 

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