HERE & EVERYWHERE

 “Lord, here and everywhere Your Will be Done; where folks are blue, please, Help 'em Have some fun! Wherever any may your goodness doubt, please, Bless 'em, Lord, please, Help 'em Out!”

Copyright 2016 Stephen Cromwell Gifford

A GUY LIKE YOU OR ME

 “A man was lost, and knew not What-ta-Do, and trouble dogged his steps day-After-day. If only he could find a helpful clue, but he was much too proud, and dumb, ta pray. When things would get real bad, 'twas then he'd cop, and straighten up awhile, and have success. Habitual doubt, he knew he had ta drop, and Always trust the Lord ta guide and bless. And so the man began ta practice peace, and often wait and pray before he'd act. He knew that his rebelliousness must cease, for him ta find the wisdom that he lacked. So, Lord, please, Help out every soul like that! Help Everyone ta walk the Rainbow Way! Ta Love like You 's Exactly Where it's At – please, Help us Love! In Jesus' name, we pray! Amen!”

Copyright 2016 Stephen Cromwell Gifford

HEAVEN'S GRACE IS STRONG

“Nice people sometimes do quite cruel things, and those who claim religion sometimes kill… but those who know the peace that loving brings, now, they're the ones who'll prob'ly do God's will. Let's you and I decide we'll love, today, abiding in our breathing in-and-out – released by faith from needless fears and doubt. Let's be both merciful and patient, friend, and thankful, not resentful, all day long. Let's gratitude and loving-kindness blend, and then we'll find that Heaven's grace is
STRONG!”

Copyright 2016 by Stephen C. Gifford

PLEASE MOVE US ALL TA COP TO YOU

(to the Holy One)

“Rejecting You ’s a foolish thing ta do, yet many people do so, every day. The greatest gift of all is knowing You! Please, motivate us all ta cop, and pray!”

Copyright 2016 by Stephen C. Gifford

FOR A COMPROMISED CHRISTIAN FRIEND

For a Compromised Christian Friend

Is “Love Your Enemies” just Stupid, Man? Is Doing Good ta Them and Prayin' Dumb? Are We ta Kill as Many As we Can? Is That the Way ta Help God's Kingdom Come?

Was Jesus Just aNother Crazy Nut? Do All the Truths he Spoke no Longer Hold? Ain't Greed and Fears and SelfishNess a Rut? Are We supPosed ta Buy the Lies we're Told?

Let's Think uPon these Things, my Faithful Friend, and Let's not Shuck ourSelves at All taDay! Our Violent Means could Cause our Violent End, and Doubting Folks all Need ta Start ta Pray! I have spoken.

Copyright 2013 by Marie Louise Nickerson

HONEST PRAYER

Honest Prayer

Dear God, I Fear the Hell I've Heard aBout; I Fear that You are Gonna Send me There! My Heart's been Filled with Fears, my Mind with Doubt; these Burdens Are so Very Hard ta Bear! So Many Worries Plague me All the Time; I Wish that I could Be a Better Soul! You Know aBout my Ev'ry Awful Crime – now, How do I esCape this Habit-Hole?

Copyright 2013 by Marie Louise Nickerson