PRAYER FOR CYNICS

“The beauty found in little children's eyes, in roses, orchids, daffodils, and pinks – such Beauties faithful, grateful people prize – God's gifts, no matter what the cynic thinks. Dear Lord, please bless all cynics everywhere, and grant them grace wherever they may go. Please, help believers show them loving care, so some of Jesus' love they'll get ta know. And please help Me especially, today, that I may grow in understanding, Lord. May loving-kindness be what I display; may I all kindness shown ta Me reward! Please, and thank you!”

Copyright 2016 Stephen Cromwell Gifford

WHEN DOES HEAVEN START?

When Does Heaven Start?
"Heaven is the experience of life as it really is."

Now, Isn't Truth important anymore? Should propaganda rule our lives inStead? Do Only true believers know the Score? And Are we seein' Straight, when We see Red? Should fears and hate be substitutes fer love? Should greed and cynicism fill our hearts? It's Paradise-on-Earth I'm Dreamin' Of! It's when we Trust in Christ That Heaven starts!

Copyright 2013 by Marie L. Nickerson

YOU'LL SEE THE FACE OF GOD

You'll See the Face of God

Because Love Lives!

The Hope of Heaven Lives in Longing Hearts, in Those who'd Feel love's Soul-fulFilling Grace. In BuddhaChrist is Where real Loving Starts, plus, Deep withIn a Lover's Warm emBrace!

Love Lives!

When Kindly, Helpful, Needed Truths are Heard, where Beauty Glows withIn a Friendly Smile… withIn the Songs of Ev'ry MockingBird, and Ev'ry Heart withOut a Trace o' Guile!

Love Lives!

Love Grows and Thrives in Hearts like Yours and Mine, each Time we Act ta Show the Love inSide; and AnyOne can Taste sweet Love diVine, when Hearts of Foes beGin ta Open Wide!

Love Lives!

Arent You perSuaded Love's a Worthwhile Thing? PerHaps ya Need ta FEEL it, More than Hear. But Love will Salve your CycniCism's Sting… when First ya See the Prince of Peace apPear!

Love Lives!

He May not Wear the Very Finest Clothes; she May not Have a Super-Model's Bod – whoEver “Tis, will Love you, Head ta Toes, and Then, YOU WILL HAVE SEEN THE FACE OF GOD! BECAUSE LOVE LIVES! The end

Copyright 2013 by Marie L. Nickerson

YOU AND I ARE LOVED

You and I Are Loved

(for any one who indulges in cruelty)

Your Sick deLight in Mischief's Killing You, and Other Folks as Well, but You don't Care. You Think that Killing's Cool, oh Yes, ya Do, ya Seem ta Think it PROVES you Got a “PAIR”. Ya Seem ta Think yer Clever, Cute, an' Smart, ya Won't beLieve you're Loved, it's Plain ta See. But, Friend, there Lives an' LOVES a Sacred Heart; that Love's fer ALL, inCludin' You and Me! What do you Have to Say to That?

Copyright 2013 by Marie Louise Nickerson