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This world is a mess, 

war, crime and hate flow

where love should 

reign. 

Unacceptance and intolerance

persevere in a world 

torn by 

fear and terrorized by

hate. 

Children suffering for their

unfailing belief

in God. 

Misery, strife, 

war, famine, pain and 

heartache...

and still faith in 

God remains. 

The God of love, 

the creator of

heaven and earth who

now holds those

who refuse to 

sacrifice their faith 

to live 

one more day, 

who pay the ultimate price

for believing in

God. 

The end may be near, 

the time may come

today, 

tomorrow, 

in an hour to two, 

we will not know. 

There will come a day, 

where our faith will be tested,,,

will we pass? Will we see the evil 

that lurks around the 

corner. 

Today, 

Tomorrow and forever, 

I will keep 

my faith in the one 

that created all.  

The Best Yes

Today the door closed on 

a hope that was 

never fulfilled in the way

it was planned.

Today that closed door

is the key to 

another hope that remains 

left unknown. 

Down on my knees 

I prayed.

I prayed for you, 

I prayed for me and 

for hopes that were left 

unanswered. 

The no of 

the unanswered prayer,

is meant 

not to leave you

feeling lost and hopeless, 

but to remind you

that your yes is coming 

and it will be bigger, 

better 

and brighter than 

anticipated with the hope 

that came with a no. 

In anticipation we wait, 

we pray, 

we hope and we ask God

to give us the 

desires of our hearts.

In faith we believe that 

when God closes a door, 

there is a key

to another door 

where your needs will

be met. 

Love is in the belief in 

faith and the 

courage in 

hope. 

Love is in the no 

from the unanswered 

prayer 

faithfully 

sent to a God 

who has our best yes in 

store for us. 

This poem was inspired the current bible study I am in - The Best Yes written by Lysa Teurkerst.

Untitled for now

Today I saw you. 

Today I heard your voice

and still 

I couldn't believe you were 

there, 

standing at my door. 

I looked back to the 

shattered and scattered memories

left lying on the floor

and the image

all to clear 

of my tears on the 

bathroom floor. 

Today I grew a 

little stronger, 

and told you to go. 

My heart broke as I know 

you'll draw me in 

and say goodbye 

in a month or so.

Today I grew a little 

more and held on 

to the me I have become 

since you left. 

Today I know, 

more than you do, 

the girl you 

played for a fool 

is no longer there. 

The girl you took for 

granted has grown 

and will no 

longer be your toy. 

The door is closed 

and you can't 

get back in. 

To let you in 

is to say goodbye to me. 

As when you leave again

I will never 

survive 

losing you once more. 

I will love you forever, 

I will love you to the moon and back,

for as long as I live

my heart will 

be yours, 

but I will not be. 

I will keep you locked away

in a distant memory

of shattered dreams and lost hopes. 

Today, I said goodbye to you 

and hello to me. 

God Bless America!

Through the haze, 

the fire, 

the terror and fear. 

Through the sounds of sirens, 

screams and tears

In a moment 

our world was changed, 

as time stood still 

and innocent ones 

lost their lives. 

Firemen, police and 

civilians alike, 

stood in horror as the 

unthinkable happened. 

We cried, 

we worried, 

we felt the fear.

In our homes, 

which no longer seemed 

safe and cozy

in the wake of 9/11, 

we watched and 

we cried. 

Terrorist tried 

to shake our spirit, 

God gave us peace in the storm. 

Terrorists tried to 

devalue our way of life, 

our freedom and all 

that our country stands for. 

God blessed our land

with grace and dignity, 

with courage and strength. 

In that moment, 

we stood united, as a country

willing to fight

for freedom, 

for safety, 

for all  that our country stands for. 

We fight with honor, 

with strength 

and with a love for 

America

that only comes with 

the pride we feel

for the country 

we all love. 

Shake us, terrorize us, 

try to beat out our spirit, 

with a God who loves us

a country we love, 

freedoms we enjoy, 

we will fight back, 

stronger because we stand united

one nation, 

under God!

***In Honor of 9/11/2001***

United - In Honor of 9/11

United we stood, 

together we grieved

all those many years ago.

So long ago, 

yet not forgotten,

we watched frozen in 

place, in our homes,

at  work and 

even at school, 

as the unthinkable happened 

on our soil. 

Many died, 

many lost those they

loved, 

in the name of religion, 

in the darkness

of hatred that surrounds 

the views of few,

While the dust cleared

the bodies were buried, 

as a country we 

showed 

that no matter what 

you do to us, 

together we stand

together we fight

and together we show honor for 

those who died and 

to those who fight to protect our country. 

Our country stands, 

even when chaos 

reigns, 

and not matter what you do

America will fight

to protect their rights, 

their freedoms and to help those 

who are weaker than we. 

America the beautiful, 

the proud 

and even stronger today

for all 

that you threw at us

on the fateful day 

on Sept 11, 2001. 

We will never forget, 

we will never back down

and as a country, 

we will always stand united

against  those that 

try to 

take away our freedom 

and rights! 

Whether we are white or black, 

Regardless of our religious backgrounds or

from another cultural background, 

those that call America home

those that believe in the 

Constitution and the 

rights of humanity, 

We are America 

and we are 

united, today, tomorrow 

and forever. 

Goodbye

Today I told you goodbye. 

My heart breaks

for the love I know we would 

have had, 

for the life we would have

shared, 

but Goodbye is now

all I have. 

The tears will fall and the

hurt will 

be immense. 

My strength is slowly leaving

me as I remove

you from my life. 

Your smile, your laugh

may haunt my 

sleep, but I know

that in my heart

letting you go 

is for the best. 

I can't see the sun 

through the rain at the moment, 

but I know that one

day I will. 

One day I will wake up and the thought

of you will hurt a little less.

The memories will

fade, the hopes I had 

are gone, and one day that 

will be okay. 

Today 

it hurts and I feel it 

to the point of breaking. 

Tomorrow the sun will shine

the birds will sing 

and I will go one. 

I pray you know 

that you are loved

even on the days you don't realize it. 

I pray you see, 

what was right in front of you

all along. 

Just know, that even 

though you are 

gone, I still love you. 

Today, tomorrow

and always, 

I will love you. 

Where's God?

In a world where 

we push aside morality 

to endorse sexuality

we lose. 

In a society where we 

have replaced God 

with idols,

we lose. 

In a home where we 

we replace love

with violence 

and pain, 

where neglect is 

the name of 

the game, 

no one wins. 

We cry out to 

God, why is all 

this pain and suffering, 

war and famine 

allowed in the world?

We don't understand

we only want to 

be happy

on our terms and 

doing what pleases only us,

and we wonder 

as to the apparent absence of 

God. 

God is always with us, 

He always has a plan, 

the sad and 

painful thing should be

that we ignore Him

in favor of what 

pleases not God, 

but what the evil 

one takes joy 

in watching us do. 

Where is God? 

Why has he abandoned us

in our moment of need? 

Why has he gone

from our lives

and left us on our own? 

We only question this

in the rough

and tough moments 

where pain is evident and misery 

is in creasing. 

At a time when violence and 

hatred seem to prevail 

we suddenly want

comfort from the 

God we abandoned!