Sacrifice 

Sacrifice means giving all
For marching to our call

Sacrifice brings Grief and Honor
To be felt for Eternity 

Sacrifice brings us closer together 
And nearer immortality 

Sacrifice tears a hole in our heart
That only GOD can fill

When we bow our heads in Prayer
We should be Proud of Those
Who have done HIS WILL

August 26, 2021
Mark Waldrop

Written after President Biden’s
Speech to the Nation 

GOD’S PLAN 

There are many things I don’t understand 
One of them being GOD’S Plan

It seems strange away
But it was explained to me this way

A bicycle tire is hard and rough on the outside 
This makes its life last longer for those that want to ride. 

Inside there’s a soft inner tube 
That inflates the tire and gives a very smooth glide

Without the tube, the tire would be flat
And it would be no good like that 

Inside the tube is air under pressure we can’t see
It makes the tire strong, for a good ride, for you and me. 

Without the pressure, the tire would go flat
It would sit in one place like that 

Well our lives are like that in a way
Our outside is rough to make us last many days

Our heart is soft on the inside
To keep us strong through life

The Holy Spirit under pressure is like the air we can’t see
Giving a smooth ride through life for you and me

August 20, 2021

Higher Ground 

Are you Marching on to Higher Ground
Are you satisfied staying here below

We may not know what lies ahead 
But we’ll understand the further we go

The closer we get to the Peak we anxiously await
To meet JESUS and Our Loved ones by the Eastern Gate

The fulfillment of HIS call is surely worth more than we could imagine 
When HE reveals to us those Glorious Heavenly Mansions


August 18, 2021

GOD Bless Us All 

Why does GOD Bless Us So much
We know it’s from HIS Touch

I don’t understand 
I think it’s just because He Can

We can’t do anything to make it Happen
We can only stand Amazed Before HIM
Thanking HIM for Filling Us to the Brim  

It’s HIS Will that be done in our lives
We have no choice in the matter 

Only to make our Souls available to HIM
To fill them up Again and Again

So we Bow and Thank HIM every Day
For what HE’S Done for Us along the Way 

Thank You, GOD, For Sending Your SON
So we Might All Live With You As ONE

The Surgeon 

I’m just a feeble Man
Striving to do the best I can

I work with all the knowledge I have obtained
And refine it with my experience again and again

But if the truth be known 
YOU are the one that guides my steady hand
YOU  give me calmness no Man can 

I pray each day you fill me up
With what it takes to complete each task
For what comes only from you will last

November 8, 2021