A MESSAGE OF HOPE

This is a special dedication,
To someone out there who needs the right direction,
It's a special dedication,
To someone who needs consolation,
From all your past hurts,
From all your pain and discomfort,
You have been so heart-broken,
That right now you are hurting and broken,
I come to you this morning, today,
I come to you on this new dawning, this day,
With a message of hope,
Which I believe will help you cope,
Regardless of your disposition,
In spite of your painful situation...

TO BE CONTINUED

STAY WITH THE VISION

Called out, forgiven, saved and restored,
Washed, cleansed, purged and delivered,
We have been entrusted with a vision,
Given a mission,
Entrusted with a mandate,
To reach out to a world in need,
With the gospel of Christ indeed,
So let's jettison the distractions,
Regardless of the situation,
Let's press on with the vision,
Propagate the message of salvation,
To a world who needs it,
So that we don't regret it,
No matter what you do,
No matter what you are, you,
Should stay with the vision,
Spread the word, and stay with the vision.
JESUS LOVED, SO WE MUST LOVE.
Peace.

FROM A DISTANCE II

...So what more do I need,
Unto my inner voice I heed,
So unto this pretty maiden I walked,
To her with excitement I talked,
We embarked on this journey of love,
With the one I thought was sent me from above,
'Cause from a distance,
She seemed like the best companion for my lonely circumstance,

But now I realize that her beauty was only superficial,
Her glow and sparkle was only artificial,
That which she possessed was only ephemeral,
For deep within her being,
Etched within the fiber of her being,
Was a certain ugliness,
A certain bitterness,
And a certain sadness,
And now I regret ever inviting her into my life,
But I'm grateful I didn't make her my wife,
'Cause from a distance,
I was sure her beauty had substance,
But now I know that beyond outward beauty,
Lies a beauty which exists within one's entity,
A beauty of character and personality,
A beauty with class and dignity,
Not a beauty pivoted on artificiality,
So be mindful of she who looks beautiful from a distance,
'Cause her beauty may drain you of your life's substance,
Search for the beauty that lies within a woman.
Peace.

FROM A DISTANCE

It was hot summer afternoon,
There she was afar off, in the heat of the sun,
Her skin glistened in the sun's radiance,
Her beauty so sparkly, it created an ambiance, 
I was dumb-founded, 'cause from a distance,
She seemed like the perfect one for me,
And from the first instance, I was sure we were meant to be,

Her face was spotless,
Her legs were hairless,
Her skin was smooth and tender,
Her lips so full and sensuous, I felt like kissing her,
She had the perfect figure eight shape,
Our love together would be a perfect shape,
I tell you from a distance,
That girl looked like an angel, in the first instance...
 TO BE CONTINUED

BENEATH THE PAIN

Battered, shattered, all hopes lost,
Tossed to and fro by the winds of a dejected life,
Rejected by all, accpeted by none, but at all cost,
You desire a change in your life,
Don't be dismayed,
Don't be discouraged,
For Beneath your pain,
Lies a profitable gain,
Beneath your guilt,
Right underneath your filth,
Lies a treasure and a glorious light,
Which can put your soul on a glorious flight,
If only you will look beneath the rubble,
Look past the past troubles,
For you mess, can be turned into a message,
Which shall usher your generation into a new age,
Your many pressures,
Can all be turned into treasures,
For which your generation will be forever grateful,
And legacies you will leave which will be forever unforgettable,
If only you look within, look past, look up and look to the future.
Peace.

IT'S NOT ABOUT ME

I can hear the crowd screaming my name,
I see the media spreading my fame,
The lights are on me,
The press is on me,
I'm the subject of their attention,
An object of their obsession,
But in the midst of all these,
After all is said and done, after all these,
I realize that it's not about me,
The focus shouldn't be me,
So I go on my knees,
Sometimes I lay on my belly, asking the lord to please,
Help me to remain humble,
Sometimes I feel it is a struggle,

These words that I write,
These poems that I write,
The songs that I sing,
The lyrics I let ring,
These books that I write,
It's not so that I can be in the spotlight,
It's not about infinitesimal me,
It's not about insignificant me,
So lord I pray that when I'm on those stages,
I will reduce that you be increased, 'cause you are the rock of ages,
And I can't rock no stages without the rock of ages,
So please lord help me to take the background,
You take the lead, while I remain in the background,

Please lord let the people feel you not me,
Let them see your love not mine,
Let them hear your words not mine,
Through everything I do in this crazy world,
I want to bring glory to your name oh lord,
So please help me,
For it is about the hopeless,
That they may find hope in you,
It's not about me,
It's about the "love-less",
That they may find true love in you,
It's about the dejected and the rejected,
That they may find acceptance in you,
It's not about me,
It's about the fatherless, the motherless and the homeless,
That they may find care, love and comfort in you,
So after all is said and done,
I realize that it is about the Alpha and the Omega,
That glory and honor may be His forever,
So that a helpless and needy world may find a savior,
So amidst the attention, I realize that it is not about me, but you, my savior.
Amen.

AS WE AWAIT...

"In my father's house are many mansions,
If it were not so, I would have told you,
That I go to prepare a place, that where I am,
There you will be also",
Those were the words of Jesus to His disciples,
Those He choose, whom He personally discipled,
Those words remind me of the fact that someday,
This present cosmos, this physical universe, will pass away,
For the revelation and establishment of a new heaven,
Amidst the controversies, rebellion, debates and unbelief, there is a heaven,
And someday our savior shall return to take us home,
But as we await His second coming,
Let us endeavor to represent His name,
Knowing that His message of love remains the same,
So with everything we have: talents, money and all let us publicize His name,
As we await the second coming of our lord,
As we await the rapture of the world,
Let us hold up the hands of one another,
Let us cater for the household of faith, and help a brother,
Find the light of the world in JESUS CHRIST,
As we await His second coming,
Let us keep the fire burning,
Preach, teach, proclaim, declare,
Until the whole word becomes aware,
That JESU alone is the answer,
He alone can heal us from every cancer,
Which plagues our lives and our world,
As we await, let us occupy till He comes.
Peace.