Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Love Songs for God
 This past Sunday at the River, we explored the theme of God Moments: Meeting God in the Mundane
(aspects of life). One of the worship/ meditation stations was about
our love for God. The task was to write a love song or poem to God,
based on Deuteronomy 6:5-9. The key meditation thought was, "What place
do the commandments have in my love for God?" After the AWE time,
various people read their songs and poems. It was a special
worship time for everyone. Ages ranged from Junior High to adult.
Below is the passage, then some of the songs and poems from Sunday.
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Deuteronomy 6:5-9
Love
the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with
all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be
upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when
you sit at home and
when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.
Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.
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God-inary
How does
Ordinary
become
Godinary?
Is it really possible
to find God in all?
To hear his voice
To answer his call?
Can I really live my life
Surrounded by His presence
Enjoying His Holy Spirit
In spite of my human sense?
In a leaf falling to the ground
in children's laughter all around
The simplest times
In dirt and grime
In the usual and everyday
He can be there to
Light the way
Open the eyes
Open the heart
Love Him so it pains to be
apart
Spend time with Him
talking and sharing
makes the ordinary, God-inary!
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Sung to the tune of Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Love, love, love the Lord
Love the Lord today.
With your heart, soul and strength
He's with you all the way!
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Love comes and goes
God's love comes and stays.
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The Carpenters
Mender and Fixer of everything
You are mending me
As I take on your image more & more
You call me to be your apprentice
To help you fix & mend everything
The tools on your belt are love and grace
Admiring you, I take up your tools
To Mend and Restore everything I see
and everyone.
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Love from the heart
Is it just a feeling,
or is it true love?
My feelings can deceive me.
Love with your mind,
How... love doesn't make sense.
Can you figure out what it means?
Love with your soul...
Is it my soul or am I feeling it, or
just thinking about it?
Put them together- heart, soul, mind- all
of me!
Thinking about God, felling God, connecting at a
different level... looking, searching, enjoying.
How do I know if i love God- selflessness!
God 1st, Others 2nd, Me Third!
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Love Poem
Love can be shown in many different way.
Love is a wonderful thing.
God loves us for who we are.
Not who we are trying to be.
In everyday life, God is here for us.
If we're sad, if we're happy, he will
be here for us.
Love can be shown in many different ways.
Love is within your heart.
You show that you care.
god loves you.
God love you.
You can show love in as many ways as
You can.
God will catch us if we fall.
god loves you.
God loves you.
(The poem ends with a large valentine-type heart with the word LOVE printed inside.)
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Thank you everyone who shared their song or poem!
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