Every living being is in search of its beginning To feel its Masters touch that keeps it living My desire to find the One that Loved me so To create my very being and make me whole The Love that dwells up within, to even imagine I have such a friend Who can create something with life and love it to the end My mind can not fathom such a power to make me Then Loving me enough to set me free Only the Living God has that Power to be March 4, 2023 Mark Waldrop
Focus on your family your religion and Almighty God Himself By doing this, the rest of your life will take care of itself There will be times you may stumble and start to fall Jesus extending His arms breaking you from them all Keep your eye on the Heavenly prize The race you will win Putting your faith into practice over and over again March 4, 2023 Mark Waldrop
If I could see this blue marble through the eyes of a child There would be no more hate Only flowers that grow wild Love would abound, warm smiles and hugs Taking only time to chase lightning bugs Not being aware and free from all cares In a beautiful world where no one swears Time to wake up and face reality This only lives in my dreams I see This old cruel world is full of hate and sin Accepting Jesus gives a new view from within March 4, 2023 Mark Waldrop
His music was of such great Worth It had to be heard He thought and thought and made the Little Bird Morning noon or night, all of His Creatures sing to His Delight As the day breaks, as the sun sets, His Symphony continues in the night His Greatness never being withheld from His promised land His Love and Mercy directing His Holy band All creatures with life bow down, lifting their voices to the sky Worshiping their Devine Maker seated on High When all earth is silent, and there is no more sound Heaven will be ringing with Heavenly Music all around March 4, 2023 Mark Waldrop
The Evangelist is a rare breed of man. Traveling from Church to Church to do what he can. Old-time Evangelists brought the Holy Ghost to town. All the Old Folks get to shouting and dancing all around. That's what they called Old Time Revival coming to town. More often than not, preaching in a tent something about a Crown. Scared us boys we mostly stayed away. We were afraid the Spirit would get a hold of us and change our ways. There was always a baptizing in the creek after they left town. We snuck and watched to see if anybody drowned. After getting older, I appreciate my Christian Heritage. My Grandparent's Religion is my inheritance. March 3, 2023 Mark Waldrop
Is the modern-day librarian becoming a lost art? I certainly hope not. Lord help me if I lose my smarts. So much faith and hope oozing from those books on the shelves. They are telling stories of every kind that better ourselves. Picking the exact experience from the shelves It’s much like taking a trip to enjoy ourselves Handing the book to the Liberian with a smile on her face Watching her place the stamp in just the correct place Holding a book is like renewing a relationship with an old friend So many new stories to hear rippling off my soul in the end My mind drifting all over the world where all of its quaint beauty is unfurled No tickets to buy. No large crowds to navigate I am soaking up the words for my soul to regenerate No chance of catching an obscure disease from this far-off land Just simply falling asleep with my passport in my hand March 3, 2023 Mark Waldrop
I'm not allowed to do the things I used to do I'm not allowed to travel the same roads I used to trod My direction in life was abruptly changed By the breath of our Almighty God I was once a wayward sinner wandering everywhere I was a lost soul searching for a lighthouse somewhere Then the hand of Jesus touched me Lifting me out of the miry clay of sin I now praise His Holy Name and thank Him again and again March 3, 2023 Mark Waldrop
Has Providence crossed your path in life lifting you from mountains of strife Providence seems to indicate divine intervention Once the feeling came, it brought me Complete redemption When I was young, providence was luck As I grew older, learning different from the Good Book There is no happenstance I must say A God is watching over me night and day March 3, 2023 Mark Waldrop
Is your Anniversary small or great, Honoring God will seal your fate. Nothing is perfect; every board has two sides. By Honoring God's covenant in Heaven, you will abide. Growing always closer to God’s will, continues to draw the marriage partners closer still. The more you live, the more you learn Serving each other, always finding a new dance to turn March 3, 2023 Mark Waldrop
I don't change God's being with my concerned prayers. Him knowing what's happening today through the years. Always bringing me closer by praying to Him. Revealing His plan and explaining my prayers within. God wishes me to show my love and care for others, That He may share His Love through me with my brothers. In happiness sadness tragedy or death Faith God has given me is all I have left. Is someone sick or dying today to bring me closer to Him? Oh God, I pray they may have Divine Solace within. Your will in my life Dear God is the only will to be done. For your prize to be great when the race I have one. March 3, 2023 Mark Waldrop