LABOR DAY PSALM

The Lord is my Employer
I shall not want--
Each morning I report for duty
And offer Him daily praise.
He leads me in paths of purity
And though I walk thru the shadow of debt
He generously provides for me--
That where He is, I shall be too.
His bountiful benefits are boundless
His Health-care Plan divine.
His Retirement Plan is our of this world
Surely goodness and Mercy shall follow me
All the days of my laboring life--
And I shall willingly work for Him forever.
Amen.

2011 by Douglas Raymond Rose
Member Academy of American Poets

SOUL OF AMERICA

America
At the crossroads
America's soul seems to be bound up and tied
Lord--
Untie the knot
Let America's soul be blessed once again.

Cleanse--
Wash us thoroughly
Purge us with waves of mercy so we will be cleansed
Waterfalls--
Let the waves of love and glory
Wash America's heart again from our sins

Lord--
We prayerfully humble ourselves
Help us turn now from our wicked ways
Seek-
We seek Thy face
Please hear our prayer and heal our dry land today

Create--
Create in us a clean heart
Renew a right spirit within our inner soul
Wash us--
Cleanse us thoroughly
Let Thy tides of time restore America's Soul once again.

2011 by Douglas Raymond Rose
Member Academy of American Poets

A RAINMAKER PRAYER

Dear Lord of the Rain
I pray today---
Please send us some Rain
Along our way.

Our dry ground is parched
Our souls are too--
We need some wet Rain
To see us through.

Dear Rainmaker God
This one thing please do--
Send us more Rain--
Our Faith is in You.

2011 by Douglas Raymond Rose
Member Academy of American Poets
Grand Prairie,Tx