Thoughts

I've got a few questions brought on by what is happening now. First, how long will this crisis last? Next, if it lasts very long, what will the backlash look like? Will people react in a rage or just give up and isolate themselves from everybody else?  If we turn toward isolation, how long will it take beoe we can’t stand to see or be around relatives? Or if we react i s rage, what will the wars look like? Who will side with whom?  How long before we 

destroy ourselves????

Economics - how long will the economy be able to sustain itself? If there is a crash, how bad will it be and how long will it last? The poorest among may come out on top, what will their government look like? Who will end up on the outside and what will they do about it? Will this lead to war and who will win? Maybe nobody? 

The Forgotten

The Forgotten 

She sits on the side, 

Waiting to be noticed, 

But no one sees her 

The forgotten one. 

He sits in the group, 

Waiting to be noticed, 

But no one stops, 

The forgotten one. 

They try to get 

Into the middle, 

But are pushed 

To the sides 

The forgotten ones. 

Can We Ever

Can we ever learn to see others as brothers and sisters? Can we ever learn to treat others with respect and dignity? Can we ever learn to love others despite their differences in thoughts or experiences? Can we ever learn to love others as God does? 

Love Is Ours

Love is ours 

To have 

But only 

If we 

Give it away. 

So come 

With me 

And let us all 

Walk hand in hand 

In love 

And a world 

Redeem. 

I Am Love

I Am Love       

I Am here.
Before the world was,
I Am there,
And I created all.
Yahweh, Elohim,
Call me what you will,
I Am always near.
Out of love
I created you.

John 1:1-5   
I am the word
That created all,
And I became
One with you
To show you all
The way to live
With each other
In love.

John 3:16
I came in love
To teach all
How to live together
In peace and love.
Can you learn
To follow me
And love
All that you meet?

I John 3:1
In this know
How much you are loved,
You are my children!
You are all
Precious to me
And I would
Hold you close
If you will only
Come near.

I John 3:11   
And being all
Children of mine,
Learn to love
One another,
For you all are
Brothers and sisters.
Come together
And see
Who you really are.

I John 4:7-10
I came
That you might
Know what love is,
And how much
I really love you.
Come and see
And find forgiveness
And love
For yourself.

I John 4:11-16
You will come
To live in union
With me
If you will only
Love one another.
And in this union
Is my love shown,
That though you have
Never seen my face,
You still live in union
With each other.

I John 4:17-18
You need not
Fear anything,
For my love
Is always there
To protect you.
Come to me
And see
How great my love
For you is.


I John 4:19-21
I created you
And I loved you
Before you knew me.
I came that you
Might know love
And not hate,
For there is no room
For hate near me.
If you love me,
You love others!
Come to me and know
My great love
For you!

Drinking the Joy

Sitting with the family
That God has given me
Knowing that He is here,
Loving me.
Drinking in the joy
That is there,
Because God
Is in the midst.

Drinking in the joy,
Enjoying God’s presence,
Then spreading the joy
To all around
That all may know
That God dwells
Among us
And loves us all.




Drinking the joy,
Feasting on God’s love
For even me!
Wherever I turn,
He is there,
Loving me
Every day.

What more
Can I do
But to love Him?
For He is everything
To me
And His love
Strengthens
And upholds me.

Drinking the joy,
Feasting on God’s love
For all people,
Letting the world know
Of God’s love for them.


Q

Come in Joy

Come in Joy    for Jerry Browning March 2003

Psalm 16:9-11   

Come, follow me,

And I will lead you

In the paths of life.

In my presence is joy,

And I will keep you

Secure and safe,

And you will know

That always, I love you.I will 

John 15:11-17

Come in joy,

Knowing that my love

Is always there.

Pass my love on

To one another

And your joy

Will be more full.

John 16:19-22

I will turn

All your sorrow

Into such joy

That no one

Can take it away 

From you.

Just look and see,

I am always there,

Waiting for you.

John 16:23-24

Come to me,

And ask of God

For whatever you want

And in my name

It will be given

That your joy

May be full.

John 16:31-33   

Come in joy, 

Knowing that you

Are united to me.

Be at peace,

For no matter

What you may suffer

At the hands

Of the world,

I am with you

And I have defeated

This world.

John 17:6-19

Holy God, you are

Mother and Father

To all here.

You have given 

Them to me.

Help them to live

Together in unity

And in love 

For each other.       

John 17:20-26

I also pray 

For those yet to come,

That they might 

Always be one,

Just as we are.

Show them your glory,

That all may know

Of the love 

That has been there

From the beginning.

Help those to come

To always know

The joy 

Of your presence.

Alone 2

Alone, feeling so alone like nobody cares about me. But then I look around me and find there are so many there saying that they care. Feeling better, no longer alone, I walk with my friends and know that I was never alone.

Alone

Alone, so alone,

No one near me 

To cheer me. 

Oh Elohim, 

Where are you? 

You are my Beloved 

And I am lost

And so sad 

Without you near. 

Come to me now 

And stay with me

And walk with me 

Always.