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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Because I'm Spring Cleaning!

"Dear Lord Jesus:
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As I go about my housework
Let me see each job I do,
As a service for my King
And a way of loving You.
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Let me wash away my judgments
Of others right or wrong,
As I wash up the dishes
Place within my heart a song.
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As I clean up little fingerprints
And lots of muddy shoes,
May I remember how you cleaned the feet
Of the loved ones you did choose.
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As I mend up torn garments
And sew a button on,
Show me where I need to mend a breech
That's gone on far too long.
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Let me tidy up my thoughts
As I tidy up the toys,
Let me sweep away my fears
Like the dirt from little boys.
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May I be just as quick with my forgiveness
As I am with mop and broom,
Sweeping up the clutter
In my heart and living room.
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May I rinse out pride and ego
As I rinse the bathtub out,
And while we are at it Lord
Let's take care of anger, hate and doubt.
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Please remind me often Lord
That the way I'm called to serve,
Is an honor given me
And not below what I deserve.
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You know Lord, as I look
At all the work we need to do,
I think we'd better house clean
At least each day or two."
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By Melanie Hubbard
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"And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father."
Colossians 3:17



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8 comments:

  1. Dear Lady Farmer,
    What a sweet prayer and wonderful prayer! I love it!!! Thank you so much for sharing!
    Enjoy your spring cleaning!
    Love, Paula

    P.S. I love the verse too!!!

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  2. What a wonderful prayer! It would be neat to memorize it!

    Thank you for sharing it!

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  3. That was so beautifully done - with the poetry and the pictures. So encouraging - can really change my outlook while cleaning! Have a great week.

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  4. This is so beautiful. I think this would be perfect to frame and hang somewhere where it could be read, prior to starting a round of housework. We all need reminders like these to incorporate prayerful thoughts no matter what we are doing, even household chores.

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  5. Dear Lady Farmer,

    How sweet; may we all take those words to heart.

    Love,

    Marqueta

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  6. Dearest Lady Farmer,
    What a DELIGHTFUL post!! :)
    That prayer is SO beautiful and I did indeed enjoy every picture!!!! Oh and that scripture... is indeed so rich!!Hope you had a pleasant day!!!Thank you for the dear Birthday wishes for my father.... I think he had a great day.... our family is just a little exhausted and full from the dinner at the moment!! LOL :) We enjoyed a scrumptious chocolate cake for dessert (I plan to post the recipe tomorrow ;)

    With Much Love in Christ,
    Miss Jen

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  7. Love it! And the pictures too...

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  8. What a beautiful prayer!

    I often realize how easy it is to speak to our Lord while we go about our daily routine.

    May I borrow the prayer to put it in my blog?

    Thank you so much for sharing,

    Lady M

    ps: the music is wonderful :)

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