Posted by Roberta Grimes • August 05, 2023 • 28 Comments
I don’t know how to love Him. What to do, how to move Him. I’ve been changed. Yes, really changed. In these past few days, when I’ve seen myself I seem like someone else. I don’t know how to take this. I don’t see why He moves me. He’s a man, He’s just a man.... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • July 29, 2023 • 16 Comments
I am weak but Thou art strong. Jesus, keep me from all wrong! I’ll be satisfied as long As I walk, let me walk close to Thee. Just a closer walk with Thee. Grant it, Jesus, is my plea! Daily walking close to Thee. Let it be, dear Lord, let it be. – From “Just... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • July 15, 2023 • 27 Comments
To dream the impossible dream. To fight the unbeatable foe. To bear with unbearable sorrow. To run where the brave dare not go. To right the un-rightable wrong. To love, pure and chaste from afar. To try when your arms are too weary to reach the unreachable star. This is my Quest! To follow that... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • July 08, 2023 • 25 Comments
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He lets me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul. He guides me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • July 01, 2023 • 38 Comments
Jesus loves me, this I know, For the Bible tells me so. Little ones to Him belong. They are weak, but He is strong. Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me! The Bible tells me so. – Anna B. Warner (1827-1915), from “Jesus Loves Me” (1862) (Popular Children’s Hymn, first... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • June 24, 2023 • 25 Comments
He can turn the tides and calm the angry sea! He alone decides who writes a symphony. He lights every star that makes the darkness bright! He keeps watch all through each long and lonely night. He still finds the time to hear a child’s first prayer. Saint or sinner calls and always finds Him... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • June 10, 2023 • 45 Comments
On a clear day, rise and look around you, And you’ll see who you are. On a clear day, how it will astound you That the glow of your being outshines every star! You’ll feel part of every mountain, sea and shore. You can hear from far and near A word you’ve never, never heard... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • June 03, 2023 • 41 Comments
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • April 22, 2023 • 27 Comments
Amazing grace, how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now I’m found. Was blind, but now I see. ‘Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, And grace my fears relieved; How precious did that grace appear The hour I first believed. – John Newman (1725-1807), from... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • April 15, 2023 • 36 Comments
There was a time in my life I thought I had to do it all myself And I didn’t know the grace of God was sufficient And I didn’t know the love of God was at hand But now I can say If you are discouraged Struggling just to make it through another day You... Read More
