My Earthly Father
My earthly father has now passed away
He lives with our Savior in Heaven today
I’ll see him again, when the rapture is come
For I have the peace that we accepted the Son
Oh wonderful peace from my Savior and Lord
Peace that is found in the bible – our sword
And someday we’ll see him – my father that is
In a robe of pure white and a crown that is his
We’ll rejoice in God’s kingdom for ever and then
We’ll praise God some more that we’re together again
One Life At A Time
My father’s life was short in years yet long in impact. Men today still boast of his stand for the Lord. He stood strong and straight, yet gentle and kind. A man of few words ~ speaking volumes. Today I see his image printed on my face and those of my children. Oh, that they may have known him here! Comfort is brought by the knowledge of the eternal. We will, once again, be face to face. They too, by choosing Jesus, can meet with his embrace!
I look back to his father, also a man of God. Love of the Lord, and of his family reflecting in his compassionate eyes. Teaching that God’s Word has all the answers. His gentle hands cultivating lives as well as plants.
I look now and see the impact of another man, another father ~this time the father of my children. God’s love pours from his heart. I hear its beat echoing my father and grandfather’s loving hearts, all beating in time with the Father of all. One man really can change the world ~ one life at time. Lives lived in sacrifice. Lives lived in love. Lives pointed to the One who makes the change ~one life at a time~ Jesus.
My father’s passion for the Lord gave me comfort. My grandfather’s passion for the Lord gave me hope. My husband’s passion for the Lord gives me strength. Oh, that each generation to come would know that passion! That they too ~one life at a time~ would win the world to Jesus!
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Thursday, December 16, 2010
The Gift
Grace beyond measure is what You bestow
Inspiration and talent into each heart You sow
Forgiveness to all who let your Son in
Transforming each life through freedom from sin
Giving out that same grace we all then should do
Inspiring others with stories of You
Forgiving our neighbor to make a fresh start
Transformed by Your love pouring out of our hearts
Grace in our thoughts and grace on our lips
Inspiring disciples to go and equip
Forgiveness bestowed, forgiveness received
Transformed and restored, our lives point to Thee
Dianne Lombardo ©2010
Inspiration and talent into each heart You sow
Forgiveness to all who let your Son in
Transforming each life through freedom from sin
Giving out that same grace we all then should do
Inspiring others with stories of You
Forgiving our neighbor to make a fresh start
Transformed by Your love pouring out of our hearts
Grace in our thoughts and grace on our lips
Inspiring disciples to go and equip
Forgiveness bestowed, forgiveness received
Transformed and restored, our lives point to Thee
Dianne Lombardo ©2010
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
I Sit
In the beauty of Your presence I sit. I wonder what is next for me Lord. The sky is so blue, the sun so gentle. My soul awakes to all that is You. Each changing leaf is a new piece of art. The cool crisp air refreshes me. Crickets sing the song of autumn while the falling leaves chime in. God you are so good. Your beauty is seen in Your handiwork. I know the winter approaches but in you there is warmth beyond the snow. For now, I will linger in the fall, enjoying the bountiful harvest of the season. Bounty surrounds me. Not in the seen but in the unseen. Your love overwhelms me, Your compassion so great. How can I share all that I see in You? How can I express Your great love? You Lord, are the author of this beauty. You are the savior of my soul, the comforter, the strength when I am weak. Your Word is life. You are as crisp and clear and this autumn sky. Your beauty is as ever changing as the leaves and yet the same. I cannot comprehend Your ways, so in the beauty of Your presence I sit.
Friday, September 17, 2010
Silence Pleas
Prayers whispered in silence ~ Behind locked doors of pain
No one ever seeing ~ The scars that still remain
Smiling on the outside ~ While torment floods my soul
Will someone dare to help me ~ The key to life you hold
I long to find the freedom ~ The key to help me cope
Why am I left to suffer ~ Where is this thing called hope
I cry out now to Jesus ~ Will someone heed His plea
I know He’s sending someone ~ He’s given them the key
With hope I will press onward ~ Looking for reprieve
Waiting in my silence ~ Knowing soon I will be free
Dianne Lombardo ©2008
No one ever seeing ~ The scars that still remain
Smiling on the outside ~ While torment floods my soul
Will someone dare to help me ~ The key to life you hold
I long to find the freedom ~ The key to help me cope
Why am I left to suffer ~ Where is this thing called hope
I cry out now to Jesus ~ Will someone heed His plea
I know He’s sending someone ~ He’s given them the key
With hope I will press onward ~ Looking for reprieve
Waiting in my silence ~ Knowing soon I will be free
Dianne Lombardo ©2008
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Original Light
As the darkness dawns and stars emerge the moon it does appear
What is this light so bright and fare that seems to ride the air
It sometimes is a crescent and sometimes full and bright
But sometimes hides its face for days as clouds block out its light
Where does it’s light originate and how does it know to glow
It must gain strength from a greater source, that source I need to know
I watch as evening gathers and once again I see
The moon in all its glory as if to shine on me
I gaze and ask it gently, why does your light appear
It whispers back with gladness, “because the Son is near”
How do I get this beauty, this shining of the Son
You simply ask my darling, and walk with Him as one
Then as you get to know Him, His light will pave your way
And shine on you each moment through the night and through the day
When clouds come you may falter and wonder where He’s gone
But know that He is always there, His truth is shining on
Dianne Lombardo ©2009
What is this light so bright and fare that seems to ride the air
It sometimes is a crescent and sometimes full and bright
But sometimes hides its face for days as clouds block out its light
Where does it’s light originate and how does it know to glow
It must gain strength from a greater source, that source I need to know
I watch as evening gathers and once again I see
The moon in all its glory as if to shine on me
I gaze and ask it gently, why does your light appear
It whispers back with gladness, “because the Son is near”
How do I get this beauty, this shining of the Son
You simply ask my darling, and walk with Him as one
Then as you get to know Him, His light will pave your way
And shine on you each moment through the night and through the day
When clouds come you may falter and wonder where He’s gone
But know that He is always there, His truth is shining on
Dianne Lombardo ©2009
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Living With Grace
The critical spirit cannot survive in the house of grace. One must go. Grace bids criticism to find the good and it answers sharply back with guidance “just live a better life”. Criticism cries for justice yet true justice it does not know. Mercy peers in though the window longing to go in. Peace may not enter till the critical spirit leaves. How long will this battle continue? How long will peace be held at bay? Grace is life and yet is left to die. Grace is love yet through open lips the critic justifies its words are love. Grace is Jesus yet His heart is not the one portrayed. When do we drive this spirit from the house and let grace rule again within our hearts and homes? Dinner is set with the master, sinners on the list. Will we with grace embrace - or looking with pious grin find nourishment at the table of self righteousness? Oh that I would have a house of grace for all to enter in. A house of love where Jesus greets us at the door - bidding welcome to my home, please sit and eat – Holy Spirit has been waiting to point us to the sink, where Jesus will do the washing of our souls. For then can peace enter and fill each room - washing through with waves of joy and contentment. Why did we welcome criticism so long when peace was waiting so patiently? Go now and thrive! Walk in grace; speak in love as peace twirls and dances all around. Cruel judgment is welcome here no more.
There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
Romans 8:1
Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope. Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us. For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
(Romans 5:1-6 NKJV)
For it is written: "AS I LIVE, SAYS THE LORD, EVERY KNEE SHALL BOW TO ME, AND EVERY TONGUE SHALL CONFESS TO GOD." So then each of us shall give account of himself to God. Therefore let us not judge one another anymore, but rather resolve this, not to put a stumbling block or a cause to fall in our brother's way. I know and am convinced by the Lord Jesus that there is nothing unclean of itself; but to him who considers anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean. Yet if your brother is grieved because of your food, you are no longer walking in love. Do not destroy with your food the one for whom Christ died. Therefore do not let your good be spoken of as evil; for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men. Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which one may edify another. Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All things indeed are pure, but it is evil for the man who eats with offense. It is good neither to eat meat nor drink wine nor do anything by which your brother stumbles or is offended or is made weak. Do you have faith? Have it to yourself before God. Happy is he who does not condemn himself in what he approves. But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not eat from faith; for whatever is not from faith is sin.
(Romans 14:11-23 NKJV)
There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
Romans 8:1
Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope. Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us. For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
(Romans 5:1-6 NKJV)
For it is written: "AS I LIVE, SAYS THE LORD, EVERY KNEE SHALL BOW TO ME, AND EVERY TONGUE SHALL CONFESS TO GOD." So then each of us shall give account of himself to God. Therefore let us not judge one another anymore, but rather resolve this, not to put a stumbling block or a cause to fall in our brother's way. I know and am convinced by the Lord Jesus that there is nothing unclean of itself; but to him who considers anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean. Yet if your brother is grieved because of your food, you are no longer walking in love. Do not destroy with your food the one for whom Christ died. Therefore do not let your good be spoken of as evil; for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men. Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which one may edify another. Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All things indeed are pure, but it is evil for the man who eats with offense. It is good neither to eat meat nor drink wine nor do anything by which your brother stumbles or is offended or is made weak. Do you have faith? Have it to yourself before God. Happy is he who does not condemn himself in what he approves. But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not eat from faith; for whatever is not from faith is sin.
(Romans 14:11-23 NKJV)
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