DISHEARTENED?

 “Disheartened 's how a person sometimes gets, but Hope is Near ta drive away despair. The Holy One still Loves the one who frets, the Lord of All Forever 's gonna care. So, please, be sure ta do the bit ya can, now, even when you're feelin' some depressed, 'cause Heaven will reward the gal or Man… who does their bit ta make another blessed.”

Copyright 2016 Stephen Cromwell Gifford

LAND OF LOVE

 “Lord, How ta make poetic beauty last?” “Ya need ta live the love which you describe. The beauty may be real, but soon it’s past, unless it’s endless love ya always vibe!” “Lord, help my love be constant, true, and kind; please, help me persevere in love each day. May all who come ta me such kindness find, that Love’s the Land where they will choose ta stay!”

Copyright 2016 by Stephen C. Gifford

LOVING CARE IS A PATH TO HEAVEN

 “Whatever need you have right where you are, may Heaven now begin ta fill it fast. Wherever you are living, near or far, I hope your dreams have all come true at last. But if they haven’t, won’t you persevere? ‘Cause often dreams require ya hang In There! Now, may your path ta Heaven be all clear! I think you’ll make it! Just practice loving care….” Okay?

Copyright 2016 by Stephen C. Gifford

RESOLVING TO HANG IN THERE

"At times I fail ta practice what I preach – that makes of me some kinda hypocrite! I trust the Holy Spirit, still, ta teach; I’ve got a lot ta learn, and I won’t quit!”

by Steve Gifford

Copyright 2013 by Marie L. Nickerson

AWESOME LOVE CAN CHANGE A HEART

Now, love can open up a hardened heart, with faith, might need some perseverance, too. Can’t buy these things inside a supermart – might need to show more tender care, from you! So, please, don’t hesitate to show you care, ‘cause love’s the stuff to which a heart responds. To love is what a pilgrim ’s got to dare, if you would help to break another’s bonds! Be careful, kind, and peaceful, patient, too; you might not see results in just one day. But if you persevere, they just might get a clue... and know they're loved in quite an awesome way! Hallelujah, baby!

by Steve Gifford, copyright 2013 by Marie L. Nickerson