In God we will have clarity
To break through sham and haze and fog,
To bypass trivia in each day
And all our focus to unclog…

To become as sharpened arrows,
Reaching targets of import…
Looking forward with insights,
The things of God to see and court.

Then our lives will count for much
And leave behind what is blase´.
We’ll have a much-changed point of view
And we’ll have found a better way.

“Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee
great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.”
Jeremiah 33:3 KJV

© 2018 Arlene Schwartzkopf

Examples which we leave for children
Build foundation for their lives.
All that they will see in us
Is “gold”... more than we realize.

Our life patterns set in place
The principles from which they learn.
When we’ve offered them our best,
So many merits they will earn.

Love them, guide them when they’re young.
Encourage them in all they do
So their lives will gather “gold”
And Godly purpose will pursue.

“Train up a child in the way he should go: and
when he is old, he will not depart from it.”
Proverbs 22:6  KJV

© 2018 Arlene Schwartzkopf

Every morn at dawn’s first light
Opportunity lies in wait…
Refreshing to adorn our day,
New aspirations to create.

There is promise in each day,
(God’s loveliness we can employ),
To enrich all that we do
And fill us constantly with joy.

Each day offers new potential,
Riches from the Lord to weigh.
Consider well what He will share,
Looking to Him day-by-day.

“This is the day which the Lord has made:
we will rejoice and be glad in it.”
Psalm 118:24 KJV

© 2018 Arlene Schwartzkopf

Lord, You bring the joy which lifts us up.
You are our light in dim-lit places.
You add strength when we are weak
And spur us on in all life’s races.

In You there is always hope.
Your inspiration lights our way.
In You are riches yet untold
And myriad blessings in each day.

“Because thy lovingkindness is better than life,
my lips shall praise thee. Thus will I bless thee
while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.”
Psalm 63:3-4 KJV

© 2018 Arlene Schwartzkopf

​As summer wans and autumn comes,
Make ready for some useful change…
A good time to take stock of things,
To streamline and to rearrange.

A “clean slate” helps us move ahead,
Leaving “passe´” things behind…
Able to receive new thoughts
With new direction well-defined.

Time will hurry and rush on.
Don’t let it scatter hither and yon.
Think ahead and be prepared
To enter this new season’s dawn.

“Look carefully then how you walk! Live purposefully
and worthily and accurately, not as the unwise and
witless, but as wise (sensible, intelligent people),
making the very most of the time (buying up each
opportunity), because the days are evil.”
Ephesians 5:15-16 Amplified Bible

© 2018 Arlene Schwartzkopf

Lord, I want to hear Your voice
Stirring often deep within me
So that I may contemplate
All that You would have me see.

Life will take on rich dimensions
With perspective which You give.
Experience guided by Your hand
Will perfect the way we live.

“The Lord is good unto them that wait for
him, to the soul that seeketh him.”
Lamentations 3:25 KJV

© 2018 Arlene Schwartzkopf

 A smile can make the heart feel glad
And lift another who is sad.
Be contagious… share some cheer
With all and any who come near.

Be a “bright spot” for another…
Parent, neighbor, friend or brother.
Your example can bring light
And inspiration which is bright.

"Let each one of us make it a practice to please
(make happy) his neighbor for his good and for
his true welfare, to edify him (to strengthen
him and build him up spiritually)."
Romans 15:2  Amplified Bible

© 2018 Arlene Schwartzkopf

Lord, You reach across the distances
Of loneliness and grief
And to those with aching hearts
Bring comfort and relief.

Your presence is a healing balm
Of reassurance and of hope,
Helping those who struggle some
To find new purpose and new scope.

Thank You for Your faithfulness.
Your nearness is a blessed gift…
To reestablish confidence
And with joy the heart to lift.

“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you:
not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not
your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”
John 14:27 KJV

© 2018 Arlene Schwartzkopf

Help us, Lord, to see as You see,
With unclouded vision and sharp clarity.
Help us to have a keenly-tuned ear,
Your voice to discern and always to hear.

In You is purpose beyond what we know
To enhance our lives and help us to grow…
Exciting dimensions which will light our way
And bring myriad blessings to grace each day.

“Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee
great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.”
Jeremiah 33:3 KJV

© 2018 Arlene Schwartzkopf