In Defense of ...

I have some friends,
And I say this in their defense,
That have never gotten those horrid splinters
From sitting on a fence.
Therefore they have never learned
That fence sitters can also get burned
From those on either side of the gate
Those who defend and those who debate.
By the time they try to retreat
It is often too late
And neither side
 their words
       can appreciate

Sitting on the Fence

When I lived on the farm
We had a cool wooden fence
Which over the years became

Weathered and splintered.
I found out the hard way

That one gets themselves
Gently off a splintered fence.
Perhaps that is why in things
Such as my faith
And my politics
I don’t even try to sit
On a splintered fence…
Thena

Every Beating Heart

Remember that everyone with a beating heart
Has hurts and fears and pain
Some may speak of it with others
While some may refrain
And you will never hear them complain.
Some have pains so intense that they cannot bear
To mention the intensity except to God in prayer.
So when you feel God's nudge to pray
Do not ignore the Master's touch
For your prayer for those you may not ever know
Can mean so very much.
Ask God to speak to you in the midnight hours
When all is quiet and still
To stir your spirit and your heart
And give you strength, wisdom
And courage to do His will.

God Loves You

Sometimes we feel so out of it

So close to hurt and despair

That we wonder if God listens

And if He hears our prayer.

Just because He doesn’t always answer

In the way we want Him to

Doesn’t mean He doesn’t answer

In the way that’s best for you.

He knows and sees the future

And knows what is ahead of us each day

So we just have to trust in Him

And His answer when we pray.

Just know that the Father loves you

And wants you to know

And each day He sends you angels

In the shape of loving friends

Just to tell you so!

Thena

Why I Weep

My eyes were filled with tears one day
And I knew not why I was crying.
But when the news came on that night
I saw so many people dying...
I found myself feeling sad one night
And nothing was going wrong
And then I heard some rap on TV

That which now passed as song.
What happened to the words of love
That once came from teens who sang?
Their hate for other human beings
Now those lyrics proudly proclaim.
I found myself in pain one day
When I had no illness to explain
But knew it was to remind me
To pray for those around the world
Who are in despair and  pain.