Everything has gone up in price, From daily bread to sacrifice. The cost of living climbs each day, And hard-earned dollars slip away.
Homes and fuel and simple things, All feel the weight that rising brings. What once was small now costs us more— We feel it deep within our core.
But there’s one gift that still stands tall, Unchanged, unpriced, untouched by all. No tax applied, no hidden fee, No shifting rate in history.
Salvation’s price was paid in full, By hands once pierced on Calvary’s hill. The debt we owed, He bore alone, The price complete, the payment shown.
Everything else may rise and fall, But grace still answers every call. Though markets change and fortunes shift, God’s saving love remains a gift.
It’s free to us—though not to Him, For mercy flowed when hope was dim. Forever settled, signed in red— By Jesus’ blood so freely shed.
So when the world feels tight and strained, And earthly treasures can’t be gained, Remember this—let hope uplift: Salvation still’s a free, paid gift.
Bible Verse:
“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” Ephesians 2:8–9 (KJV
One God eternal, strong and true, Not three gods—One in all He’ll do. Yet in His being, rich and deep, A sacred mystery He will keep.
The Father speaks, the world begins, Creator free from time or sins. He plans, He loves, He calls by name, The source of life, the holy flame.
The Son steps down in flesh and bone, God with us, yet still God alone. He lived, He died, He rose again, To break the curse and conquer sin.
The Spirit comes with breath and fire, To guide our hearts and lift us higher. He lives within, both near and true, God’s power working through and through.
Not parts of God, not roles we see, But Three in One—eternally. Distinct in person, one in will, One holy God, unchanging still.
Beyond our grasp, yet meant to be A truth embraced in humility. We may not know the “how” or “why,” But trust the God who draws us nigh. 💙
2 Corinthians 13:14 (KJV)
“The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.”
The soul of a man is like a ship That sails the sea of time, The storms may rise, the winds may blow, And rock this heart of mine. Yet my ship will never, ever sink, And still today I float— My compass is His precious Word, And Jesus pilots my boat.
I won’t sail stormy seas again Unless He leads the way, I won’t drift far from Heaven’s shore Till I can’t hear Him say. I belong to a fleet that sails in faith On a glorious one-way trip, We’ll land safe on shore to sail no more— For Jesus pilots my ship.
Psalm 107:29–30 (KJV) “He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still. Then are they glad because they be quiet; so He bringeth them unto their desired haven.”
Peace is not silence where battles cease, Nor merely the ending of war for peace. It’s planting hope where hearts once bruised, A place where lives are healed, not used.
Peace is the soil where mercy can grow, Where justice and kindness freely flow. Not just no conflict, harsh or rough— But room for all souls to rise and flourish enough.
James 3:18 (KJV) “And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.”
For God’s Honor and Glory
MarkWaldrop
From the Opening Ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics
“Peace is not just the absence of conflict; peace is the creation of an environment where all can flourish.” Nelson Mandela
Purpose A ship is safe in the harbor, Where the water is calm and still, Tied tight to the dock, untouched by storms, Protected from wave and will.
But a ship was built for the open sea, For the wind, the tide, the test, For purpose is found beyond the shore, Not anchored in comfort and rest.
Faith is the same—it must venture out, Trusting the unseen way, For we were never designed to stay safe, But to sail where God leads each day.
Joshua 1:9 (KJV) “Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.”
