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YOUR ADDICTIONS; OUR AFFLICTIONS by LHY and RFH
You're standing right here,
yet you're so far away.
Where does the alcohol take you
until the break of day?
Thru twisted horrors
and disappointments
of the past?
Or into cherished memories
of family that seemed
to fade so fast?
We don't know how
we can help you,
tho' we've been here
many times before;
Just when we think
we've answered your knock,
you turn and bolt away
from our door.
Don't you know we love you so?
Why must we cry
before you die?
Your addictions
are our afflictions:
Coffee, coming out of your ears;
cigarettes, shortening your years;
alcohol, and maybe weed;
What else do you feel you need?
As those who love you,
how do you rate us?
The more we love you,
the more you hate us.
Should we -- or could we --
just let go?
We can't; we won't!
Will you end your life
in woe?
You can't; please don't!
'Tis not all your fault
-- this we know --
but little could cushion
the final blow.
Please, Lord, we pray:
Get in that head
before our loved one
joins the dead.
(c) LHY, RFH 8/4/2013
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NOTE: On August 4, 2013, it was
reported on CBS Sunday Morning
(the long-running television news
magazine) that in the U.S. one in four
students in grades 9-12 have experi-
enced substance abuse, and that this
is an ever-growing problem among
adults as well.
- - - - - - - HEAVEN'S AMBASSADORS
by RFH
Heaven has its messengers
and its residents, too;
Earthlings are its ambassadors,
each with a work to do.
It's the Spirit-led family,
or the couple -- even the
solitary soul --
upon whom Heaven depends
to fill this most-important role.
In the world in which we live
multitudes have yet to know
the message that Heaven's
ambassadors have yet
to fully bestow.
Dear brothers and dear sisters,
God is calling us today
to encourage one another
to serve Heaven
in every way;
To tell of Messiah's love
for families, couples -- even
solitary souls;
to pledge our allegiance
to Heaven and take on
our Spirit-led roles.
Then when every nation is told,
and there's no new place
to roam,
our Father will come
with His host
to bring all His children home.
(c) RFH 3/4/2000
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MY LOVE IS MORE
by RFH
Spurned as the sun
e'er reaching thru
dark clouds of gray;
This is My love;
My love is more
than what you say.
What you say it is
cannot compare
with all the earth
and all its air;
Or with mountains high
and fields so fair.
You may copy My love
-- if you dare;
'Twill not cost you
so much as it did Me;
for you'll not be left
scarred -- eternally.
Psalm 22:17; Luke 24:39;
Isaiah 53: 4, 5.
(c) RFH 10/23/2013
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