Contact is what I yearn for, a gift of being free
It's a gift that everlasting, the gift of being me.
For it's all that I yearn for from the morning till the night
 And all I need to do is open up and set myself alight.
For this was Gods sure promise the day that I was born
To add the grace of loveliness into the places I felt torn.
He told me not to worry for all would be revealed,
 To trust myself and become aware to all that is being healed.
He told me that life was effortless like the wind upon my face
To love myself was essential as he filled me with his Grace .
To set up healthy boundaries that honoured my need to be.
To give of myself generously but to not give up on me.
He blessed my souls longings for attention, love and touch.
To speak my truth in gentleness for gentleness is not rough
Resistance he said was pointless for my path is alive with joy.
Be a light in the darkness and let my past go by and by.
 
He told me not to falter when I became weary with life's tasks
To still inside and listen, aligning my will with his is all he asks.
Hold not onto my loved ones for they too must embrace,
all the ways of being, till they too find their place.
 
The truth of who I am makes up my core essences
My qualities and gifts are revealed through my daily life lessons.
So I choose to shine my greatness for all the world to see,
God said that he loves me and I have come home to me.
Composed by Marguerite Iona Brady [May 08]

WHAT IS LIFE

life is a river of pleasure and pain

Riches and poverty, profit and gain.

Yet many of us wonder what life's all about,

with its up's and its downs, the floods and the droughts.

But the secret to life is simple you know,

its not acting a part or putting on a show.

Its helping your brother in time of great need,

its accepting Gods will wherever he may lead.

Its getting up in the morning with a smile on your face,

and completing you work with such pride and such grace.

Its seeing Gods beauty in green leaves and trees,

in the flight of little birds, the butterflies and the bees.

Its using each moment of life's winding road,

to help all Gods people and to lighten their load.

Its loving all animals be they dumb or so bright

its teaching your children of their beauty, splendour and might.

Its ending the day with family and friends,

its sharing the days moments and tying up loose ends.

It bowing in prayer for the life that you got,

being grateful for everything no matter you lot.

So life is a mystery to friend and to foe

Give it your best and God alone will know.

Ø Marguerite Iona Brady [1995]