Love, Divine Forgiveness

The love that pours out on a cross,

Is love that wears the greatest cost.

Such love endures, forgiving all,

All sin, all pain, to death and fall.

Forgiven to the uttermost,

Though nails I’ve hit, to bloodied post.

My mountain weight of sin dissolved,

Though God I killed, I was involved.

So now I must forgive complete,

Account no wrongs, ’til death repeat,

And pour out like He did for me,

In love that costs, and sets me free.

This love, this love! Completes the law!

Forgiving love so rich to pour!

I lay down pride, my vanity,

Let go offense, sweet liberty!

And pour out love on every soul

Release the hurts, the love waves roll

For my eyes they are fixed on Him!

Who loved and freed me from my sin.

By Lisa Lawlor

The Lamp of Hope

The lamp that lights all darkness,

is drawn from sorrows vein

Angels tend its lonely wick

to see its glow remain

Its rays spark soft and gentle,

its red bears many scars

hang in the sky like ruby stones

amidst the twinkling stars

The Angel’s blessed scourges

are brought to feed the flame

tortures, sorrows, death and woes

wash us in holy rain

The lamp can e’er be followed

bright and most profound

always lighting higher paths

which lead to holy ground

Joseph McTaggart

A Testimony

In God no feud is found

Past are my Brother’s fears

The Saviour’s Love and gratitude

Wipe painful bitter tears

Now the paths of tribes reflect

Right, Truth, Peace and Love

Abiding in our Master’s Light

With Angels from above

And oh the years of sadness

Of darkness and disdain

When we fought and killed each man

By the river´s grassy plains

And as for my forefathers

With covenants passed to keep

I testify of visions true

Sent to feed His Sheep

This lowly servant, that I am

Proclaims the Saviour’s Love

and weaves together unity

A mantle from above.

Joseph McTaggart

To Serve

In you my God, so true and tender

I know my life is but to serve,

Within your light of glorious splendor

The path is lit and well preserved

Within your love is safe abiding

Far away from every tear

Sacred words gently entreating

Lest I forget that you are here

You banish every self made sorrow

Every anxious thought and care

Your message rises up before me

Now I see it everywhere

Joseph McTaggart

Shining for the Lord

2 Corinthians 4 New International Version

Present Weakness and Resurrection Life

4 Therefore, since through God’s mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart. 2 Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God. 3 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. 4 The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. 5 For what we preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake. 6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,”[a] made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.

A Christian’s Heart

A Christian’s heart is like a flower

Where there is always room

For every lovely seed from God

Comes to perfect bloom

A Christian’s heart is like a Church

A room of peace and Love

Where Angels make their presence felt

With ideas from above

A Christian’s heart is like a fort

Of mighty rugged stone

Where sayings kept of our dear Lord

Rest upon its throne

A Christian’s heart is like a star

Reflecting light from God

Shining brightly in the night

On pathways deeply trod

A Christian’s heart is broken still

So God can build anew

A pathway closer to himself

Of purity and truth

A Christian’s Heart beats larger

When love is given free

Without condition or distrust

Our Hearts light up with glee

Joseph McTaggart

A Martyr’s blood

A Martyr’s blood a garden tends,

the time is always spring

their blood it feeds the frosted soil

and melts the hearts within

a Martyr’s blood does tend the soil

and lives eternally

to raise the young like nestlings

who shelter in its trees

a Martyr’s blood does feed the birds

and all who call their names

to implore Gods saving grace

and all our Faith proclaims

a Martyr’s blood it flows in streams

in gardens, mountains, climes

proclaiming death is not the end

a bell of life it chimes

a Martyr’s blood within the vale

through thorny briars flows

and deep beneath all suffering

lies a Godly rose

Joseph McTaggart.

Go in Peace

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John 16 The Passion Translation

25 “I have spoken to you using figurative language,[m] but the time is coming when I will no longer teach you with veiled speech, but I will teach you about the Father with your eyes unveiled.[n] 26 And I will not need to ask the Father on your behalf, for you’ll ask him directly because of your new relationship with me.[o] 27 For the Father tenderly loves you, because you love me and believe that I’ve come from God. 28 I came to you sent from the Father’s presence, and I entered into the created world, and now I will leave this world and return to the Father’s side.”

29 His disciples said, “At last you’re speaking to us clearly and not using veiled speech and metaphors! 30 Now we understand that you know everything there is to know, and we don’t need to question you further. And everything you’ve taught us convinces us that you have come directly from God!”

31 Jesus replied, “Now you finally believe in me. 32 And the time has come when you will all be scattered, and each one of you will go your own way, leaving me alone![p] Yet I am never alone, for the Father is always with me. 33 And everything I’ve taught you is so that the peace which is in me will be in you and will give you great confidence as you rest in me. For in this unbelieving world you will experience trouble and sorrows, but you must be courageous,[q] for I have conquered the world!”[r]

Sadly within the last three weeks I have lost two family members who were very dear to me. My fathers cousin who was classed as a older brother died suddenly at sixty seven and on Monday I got a phone call from my mother saying she thought my stepdad had died. As my mother doesn’t live far from me I said I would be there straight away. The paramedics were still on scene when we arrived and confirmed he was dead. The only connection between these two deaths is that they went in peace!

Go in peace, go in love. May the Lord be at your side. Go in peace, go in love, May he ever be your guide. May his Grace overflow, and his mercy be upon you, Go in peace, go in love. Now and evermore