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

Always looking for my Wonderwall
To come and rescue me from it all

Is there such a Galant Knight
To rescue me from this fright

No earthly one I have found
Performing this miracle, bringing my crown

Wonderwall, I happened to find
When I reached out to the Devine

Jesus humbly came in
Forever being my friend

March 2, 2023
Mark Waldrop

The deeper the taproot of a tree,
The less likely it is to topple over.
Burrowing further into the ground, looking for water to discover.

My soul has a spiritual taproot, you see.
Always searching for spiritual water to satisfy me.

With Faith in God and the well of Scripture,
Constantly forming a wonderful Heavenly picture.

Anchored to the Faith and geared to the times
The water from my taproot satisfies me all the time

March 3, 2023
Mark Waldrop

Meditation day and night will align my mind in the right
Meditating on God's Word, will allow me to see the light

The more I meditate, the more scriptures I read
The more my mind and body will head

Meditating on worldly thoughts lasts for a short time
With Heavenly meditation, I eternally climb

Time after death is turned into eternity
Sharing this wisdom with others will hand them the key

March 2, 2023
Mark Waldrop