POETRY

Funny how we believe what the newspapers say, but
question what the Bible says.

Funny how everyone wants to go to heaven provided
they do not have to believe, think, say, or do anything
the Bible says.

Or is it scary?

Funny how someone can say "I believe in God" but
still follow Satan (who,by the way, also "believes"
in God).

Funny how you can send a thousand 'jokes' through
e-mail and they spread like wildfire, but when you start 
sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing.

Funny how the lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene pass
freely through cyberspace, but the public discussion of
Jesus is suppressed in the school and workplace.

FUNNY, ISN'T IT?

Funny how someone can be so fired up for Christ on
Sunday, but be an invisible Christian the rest of the week.

Are you laughing?

Giving you hope that is as certain as the sun
Giving you the strength of serenity as your guide
May you always have love and comfort and courage
And may you always have an angel by your side

May you always have an angel by your side
Someone there to catch you if you fall
Encouraging your dreams Inspiring your happiness
Holding your hand and helping you through it all

In all of our days, our lives are always changing
Tears come along as well as smiles
Along the roads you travel,
may the miles be a thousand times more lovely than lonely

May they give you the kind of gifts that never, ever end:
someone wonderful to love and a dear friend in whom you can confide
May you have rainbows after every storm
May you have hopes to keep you warm

And may you always have an angel by your side
-- Emilia Larson