smell the coffee

Time To Get Up And Smell The Coffee
10-25-04

And so I seize the moment of this blessing
Of mid month as soon as I am to welcome a new year
And I give the Lord thanks with utterance
And my might for all I so come to see and hear
And tonight I take up my pen and praise Him
With black and blue ink
And I will celebrate this liberty
In my thoughts as well as the freedom
To, as an individual, think
And gratifying so was my awakening
As the dream was thorough and complete
And by faith I pull down the covers
And upon my floor plant my feet
And in order to with confidence start the day out
To my coffee table I am shown the way
And open the book of verses of exhortation
So I can begin to live right
And where it seems to look dreary and bleak
So much greater is grace and sight.....





During The Sermon
10-25-04

And it is written
That by God all things are made
And there is no such thing as the latest invention
As it is the things like these that might make us proud
and we are told that from pride comes contention
And it is the nature of this flesh to quarrel and to fight
And this is why I'll remain silent and listen to my music when I write
And during the sermon there are so many notes to be taken
But I cannot write any faster
As so my orange juice carton is shaken
As it is handwriting neat that was never patient enough to master
But when you pray for such patience then you'll be asking for trouble and trials
So instead I pray for fluency and drag this pen along ten more miles....





Nothing Is Consistent
10-25-04

And I am yet to embark on a new search
As I learn of safety and submission
As I can hardly wait to go on back to church
As I let it up to Jesus
Whether or not he'll give me a higher position
And this is not for the purpose of the spotlight upon my face
For truth is the real reward here along with wisdom and grace
And still in solace we can see how our life can be strange
For everything we touch and see is liable and subject to change
And day to day
And year to year nothing is consistent
But still we are obligated to move forward
Determined and persistent....