The simple hearts - John Michael Talbot

The Lord protects the simple hearts
I was helpless so He saved me
The Lord protects the simple hearts
How gracious is the Lord

They surrounded me, the snares of death
With the anguish of the tomb
They caught me, sorrow and distress
I called on the name of the Lord

Turn back my soul now to your rest
For the Lord has been good
He has kept my soul from death
And my eyes from sorrow's tears

I love the Lord
For He has heard my cry
The Lord protects the simple hearts
How gracious is the Lord

The Chair - Father Anthony

Please take time to watch and ponder on the message. 

(And please put aside your prejudices about how a Coptic priest looks and behaves. :-))

This is my father's World - Michael Card

Heal Our Land with Lyrics by Michael Card

'Lord, prop us up on our leanin' side.'

Dear followers of this blog, 

Today I ended up on reading some posts from the first year of blogging and it came to me that  'Lord, prop us up on our leanin' side.' could be a help or comfort to You who read it today; 8 years later. 
Take care
Ida

Reposted from 2010

"Dear friend,
Got this from Sherry; it spoke a lot to me.
Sincerely your,
Ida"

"Every time I am asked to pray, I think of the old fellow who always prayed, 'Lord, prop us up on our leanin' side.' After hearing him pray that prayer many times, someone asked him why he prayed that prayer so fervently.

He answered, 'Well sir, you see, it's like this... I got an old barn out back. It's been there a long time; it's withstood a lot of weather; it's gone through a lot of storms, and it's stood for many years.

It's still standing. But one day I noticed it was leaning to one side a bit.

So I went and got some pine poles and propped it up on its leaning side so it wouldn't fall.

Then I got to thinking about that and how much I was like that old barn. I've been around a long time.

I've withstood a lot of life's storms. I've withstood a lot of bad weather in life, I've withstood a lot of hard times, and I'm still standing too. But I find myself leaning to one side from time to time, so I like to ask the Lord to prop us up on our leaning side, 'cause I figure a lot of us get to leaning at times.

Sometimes we get to leaning toward anger, leaning toward bitterness, leaning toward hatred, leaning toward cussing, leaning toward a lot of things that we shouldn’t. So we need to pray, 'Lord, prop us up on our leaning side, so we will stand straight and tall again, to glorify the Lord.''

Alisa Turner - Only My Jesus Feat. Leslie Jordan

ONLY MY JESUS

With whom shall I walk through these troubles?

With whom shall I stand in the dark?

Oh let it be only my Jesus

And only the strength in His arms

With whom shall I face my tomorrows?

With whom shall I conquer my fears?

Oh let it be only my Jesus

Who will not abandon me here.

I will sing

I will sing

I will sing of His steadfast love

I will sing

I will sing of only my Jesus

To whom shall the glory be given?

To whom shall the whole of earth bow?

Oh it will be only my Jesus

Worthy to wear every crown

Of whom shall I sing in the twilight?

As my earthly breath starts to fade

Oh let it be only my Jesus

Still on my tongue be His praise

Alisa Turner ~ Psalm 13

Alisa Turner - Not Even Now

This is my prayer for you - Alisa Turner and The Alisa Turner Story