Sunsets and Rainbows

I was able to photograph this awesome sight at sunset one evening this past weekend when a rainbow was developing between the clouds.

What a treat!

God, Grant Us Hope and Faith and Love

Hope for a world grown cynically cold,

Hungry for power and greed for gold.

Faith to believe when within and without

there's a nameless fear in a world of doubt.

Love that is bigger than race or creed,

to cover the world and fulfill each need.

God, grant these gifts of faith, hope, and love---

three things this world has so little of.

For only these gifts from our Father above

can turn man's sins

from hatred to love!

~Helen Steiner Rice

Magic

So brief a time we have to stay

along this dear, familiar way.

It seems to me we should be kind

to those whose lives touch yours and mine.

So many faults in life there are

we need not go to seek them far;

but time is short and you and I

might let the little faults go by.

Seek out what is true and fine

in those whose lives touch yours and mine.

I am inspired by

One of the things that never ceases to amaze me here at the lake...

are the incredible sunsets.

One thing you can count on...the end of the day

will always arrive with a sunset.

~o~

Each bright new day must always come to an end

and with it much beauty comes along the way.

We are allowed a brief viewing of some unbelieveable sites

as we experience each and every new day.

Take the time to soak in the beauty that presents itself to you

for it is truly a gift from heaven above.

~ Mavrik Lane Studio