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ABC's
A lthough things are not
perfect
B ecause of trial or pain
C ontinue in
thanksgiving
D o not begin to blame.
E ven when the
times are hard
F ierce winds are bound to blow
G od is
forever able
H old on to what you know.
I magine life
without His love
J oy would cease to be
K eep thanking
Him for all the things
L ove imparts to thee.
M ove
out of "Camp Complaining"
N o weapon that is known
O n
earth can yield the power
P raise can do alone.
Q uit
looking at the future
R edeem the time at hand
S tart
every day with worship
T o "thank" is a command.
U
ntil we see Him coming
V ictorious in the sky
W e’ll
run the race with gratitude
eX alting God most high.
Y
es, there will be good times and yes some will be bad, but
Zion
waits in glory, where none are ever sad!
THE CAKE
A little boy is telling his Grandma how "everything" is
going wrong…school, family problems, severe health problems, etc.
Meanwhile, Grandma is baking a cake. She asks the child
if he would like a snack, which of course he does. "Here… Have some
cooking oil." "Yuk," says the boy.
"How about a couple of raw eggs? " "Gross, Grandma!"
"Would you like some flour then? Or maybe baking soda?"
"Grandma, those are all yucky!!!"
To which the Grandma replies: "Yes, all those things seem
bad all by themselves. But when they are put together in the right way,
they make a wonderfully delicious cake! God works the same way."
"Many times we wonder why he would let us go through such bad and
difficult times, but, God knows that when He puts these things all in His
order, they always work for good! We just have to trust Him, and
eventually they will all make something wonderful."
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FOR STUDENTS: A
NEW SCHOOL PRAYER
- Written by a teen from Bagdad, Arizona
Now I sit me down
in school
Where praying is against the rule
For this great nation
under God
Finds mention of Him very odd.
If Scripture now the class
recites,
It violates the Bill of Rights.
And anytime my head I
bow
Becomes a Federal matter now.
Our hair can be purple, orange or
green,
That’s no offense; it’s a freedom scene.
The law is specific,
the law is precise.
Prayers spoken aloud are a serious vice.
For
praying in a public hall
Might offend someone with no faith at
all.
In silence alone we must meditate,
God’s name is prohibited by
the state.
We’re allowed to cuss and dress like freaks,
And pierce
our noses, tongues and cheeks.
They’ve outlawed guns, but FIRST the
Bible.
To quote the Good Book makes me liable.
We can elect a
pregnant Senior Queen,
And the ‘unwed daddy,’ our Senior King.
It’s
"inappropriate" to teach right from wrong,
We’re taught that such
"judgments" do not belong.
We can get our condoms and birth
controls,
Study witchcraft, vampires and totem poles.
But the Ten
Commandments are not allowed,
No word of God must reach this
crowd.
It’s scary here I must confess,
When chaos reigns the
school’s a mess.
So, Lord, this silent plea I make:
Should I be
shot; My soul please take! Amen.
Who's running this
country and the world?
Is the country turning
upside-down?
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YOUTH