I THANK YOU LORD!
I thank You, Lord, for a roof over my head.
and I thank You for a warm bed,
Also for food to eat,
And for the shoes on my feet.

I thank You, Lord, for eyes that see
And because You care for me.
I thank You for ears that hear
And for Your presence so very near.

I thank You, Lord, for feet that walk
And because I'm able to talk.
I thank You for hands to use
To do the things I need to do.

Without You, Lord, I'd have none of these,
So I now thank You, down on my knees.
For all the blessings You've given me,
Help me always be thankful to Thee.

GOD CARES FOR ME
IT MATTERS NOT WHAT COMES OR GOES
OR IN WHICH DIRECTION LIFE'S WINDS MAY BLOW;
THO DOWN UNCERTAIN PATHS I TROD,
CLOSELY WATCHING IS AN ALL SEEING GOD.

HE STRETCHES FORTH HIS HAND OF LOVE;
AND I FEEL HIS PRESENCE FROM ABOVE.
THO LIFE'S DIFFICULTIES I MAY FACE EACH DAY;
I KNOW MY GOD WILL MAKE A WAY.

MY GOD IS ABLE TO CALM MY FEARS;
ONE DAY HE'LL WIPE AWAY MY TEARS.
WHEN THINGS AREN'T THE WAY I WANT THEM TO BE;
STILL I KNOW THERE'S A GOD WHO CARES FOR ME.
AUTHOR...EVELENE COCHRAN

THE LIGHTHOUSE
THE LIGHT CAME FROM JESUS, MY SAVIOUR.
HE IS MY LIGHTHOUSE AND HE SHOWED ME THE WAY HOME.
WHEN I WAS SINKING IN DARKNESS BENEATH SIN'S LOAD,
MY SAVIOUR CARED TOO MUCH TO LEAVE ME ALONE.
AUTHOR....EVELENE COCHRAN


TO MY KNOWLEDGE, EVELENE DOESN'T HAVE A WEBSITE.
SHE IS FROM HAMILTON, AL., AND HAS A LOVE
FOR HER LORD, WHICH SHE SHOWS
IN HER BEAUTIFUL POEMS.

JESUS
When a new day breaks in this old world,
And the snow outside is up to your knees,
Where can you go to find warmth and safety?
There is only One place I know...Jesus.

The One who spoke the universe into
it's existence.
The One who created all that there is.
The One who created mankind
In His likeness...Jesus.

With Jesus, I can stay where I will be warm.
I don't need to go to a building,
Or find a specific altar.
To worship and adore Him.

He is the Love of my life and He is,
The reason this world keeps on turning.
There is only One who is good.
Only One who is perfect.

He is the Author and the Finisher
Of our faith.
And He sees our struggles and comes
To help us carry the load.
You will only find such a friend in Jesus.

Keep Him in sight, no matter
Whatever your plight.
Never take your eyes off the One
Who gave His all for you.

Often times, people judge God
By what they see in His little ones.
But all people fail at one time or another.
And that is reality, we are still human.

There is only One who will never fail.
There is only One who loves you,
With a pure heart and only wants
What is the very best for you.

Look only to One Person,
The Person
That is God,
Jesus


At Your feet I lay this rose,
A thing of beauty,
But cannot compare
To the wonder that is You.

Stormee

GOD'S UNIVERSE
Did God not make the universe
The drifting clouds so high
A blazing sun, the moon and stars
The blue and endless sky.

Did God not make the hollyhock
The lovely daffodil
A purple violet and lilac tree
The evening whip-poop-will.

Did God not make the yellow finch
The robin flying low
A meadowlark, the jay and wren
The black bird and the crow.

Did God not make the oceans deep
The clear and sparkling stream
A babbling brook, the lakes and ponds
The geysers filled with stream.

Did God not make the shifting sand
The rivers gentle flow
A field of grain, the rolling plain
The valley down below.

Did God not make the grace of spring
The rainbows vibrant hue
A winter snow, the autumn leaves
The morning filled with dew.

Did God not make the mountains high
The stately trees so tall
A blade of grass, the thunderstorm
The dear Lord made them all.

(c)2001 Marilyn Ferguson

AN INVISIBLE STAIRWAY
An invisible stairway winds around
This earthly course of ours
Its path leads to the pearly gates
On past the distant stars.

The sacred stairs go to a home
That bathed in holy light
And crystal skies are patronized
By angels dressed in white.

A wondorous place so full of grace
Ruled by the Shepherd's rod
Where Jesus holds the book of life
Before the throne of God.

Another stairway cold and grim
Goes just the other way
On past the point of no return
To a world so dark and gray.

This place is filled with chambers
Down in the pits of doom
A fiery blaze engulfs it all
And demons guard each room.

A world that has no mercy
A dungeon of despair
Where endless pain and torture reign
And brimstone fills the air.

An invisible stairway beckons us
A place we all must go
We can choose to rise to paradise
Or perish down below.

(c)2001 Marilyn Ferguson