Nothing But This...

Happy First-Friday-in-February!F- is for Forgiveness!***To hold a grudge is such a heavy weight to carry through the dayForgiveness frees us from its spite and lets it gently slip away Ah, life is much too brief to mar it with the bitter grief of hateForgiveness melts its iron bar and flings ajar love's glorious gate ***A friend and I decided to bring a splash of 'sunshine'to February's dreary debut by hitting a few thrift storeswith Extreme Leisure!😂I found the treasure below to hang in our kitchen dining areaas a gentle reminder of what I/we can quite quickly forget! Have we nothing but this to bringTo God when shadows fallTo be a gift, fit for a kingThough it may seem so small Have we nothing but this to proveThe flower from faith’s seedIt is enough. A word of loveA kind and thoughtful deed Have we nothing to leave behindWhen death its due will claimIt is enough, to love, be kindIn Jesus precious Name Enough to see in every faceThe scarred hand-print of HeWho helps us to mirror His graceWith kind humility Lord, let the Name we utter/cherish mostBecause of CalvaryGrant nothing but love's greatest boast'Not I, but Christ in me' © Janet Martin This is (one of) my daily devotionals for this year. January's 'pathway' focused on God's will February's pathway focuses on Forgiveness