TO QUESTION GOD

How easy it is to question God
When things are not going
As we expect them
We make our plans
And decide our daily life
Not taking into consideration
That the decisions we make
And the steps we take
Are not our own
Who then really directs them
There are only two forces
If we walk in faith
God will direct our steps
If we walk in evil
Evil will direct our steps
How weak and foolish we are
To bend to what fleshly powers that be
How blind we are to fall prey to our weaknesses
How weak we are to fall into a trap
A trap that grabs us
Pulls us in
Sinking us to the bottom of the well
Where darkness reigns
How hard it is to climb out of the darkness
But we can
We can
But would it not be better to resist this evil
To recognize it
And not fall into the trap
How evil prepares a most luscious trap
So that we become blind
Walk right in
Willingly
We have to recognize this
And resist
Once we start to resist
God will strengthen this resistance
And pull us through
He will
But we need to recognize this weakness
Call out
Reach out
His hand is ever ready
To pull us up
And out.

Gail Adams June 19 2011

TEARS

As humans we can produce tears
Tears of joy
Or those of sorrow
Such emotions
We show
Unlike any other of God’s species
We are able to shed tears of
Joy and sorrow
Such an expanse
These two emotions
One for elation
The other for heartache
Two opposites
Yet the same tears
God given reaction
To how we feel
How can we produce
Such tears when our heart aches
Or have such joy
That only tears can
Show just how elated we are
We are indeed
A people created
In His image
We are
For He shed tears of sorrow
And no doubt
Sheds tears of joy
Over us

Gail Adams June 19 2011

WHAT IS LIFE

What is life
And what is that we want
We are born in this time in space
To walk the earth
To breathe the air
And to feel the presence
Of another human being
Our eyes take in the beauty around us
And the ugliness that sits on the sidelines
Our ears hear the songs of the birds
And the silence of death
Our steps take us to places
That men dreamed of walking
We take so much for granted
We expect so much
We are capable of love
And of hate
We are capable of healing
And of killing
We are a people of peace
Yet we enter into war
We humans are so much alike
Yet so opposite
We are people of truth
Yet we deceive and lie
What makes us do the things we do
Be it good or bad
What makes us tick
What enters our mind
To create
And to destroy
We are capable of multiplying
Yet we don’t care for that which
We brought into the world
Animals treat their young better
At times
Life has its way of blinding us
And making a fool out of us
Are we really capable of loving
As we wish to be loved
Are we really capable of seeing
And hearing only good
Or must we take in the bad as well
We have so much to learn here on earth
Before we are taken
To return no more
To be not given another chance
So much to learn
In so short a time

Gail Adams June 16/11

TO FIND A FRIEND

To find a true friend
Is like panning for gold
We must search for it
Sift it
Sift it thoroughly
Remove anything
That has attached itself to it
See if it is pure to the eye
And to the soul
To find this friend
Who will always be there
No matter what
Will be someone that you can lean on
One that will support you
In all that you do
Will give advice
Gently
Will be there when your tears flow
Will hold you and comfort you
This is a true friend
One that does not speak ill of you
Will always be there to lift you up
This to me is a true friend
And when you find this friend
Hold tight
Don’t sell this friend off to the highest bidder
Hold this friend close to you and
Cherish this special one
Don’t take this friend for granted
Always let them know just how much
They mean to you
For Jesus calls us ‘friend’
Does He not
He considers us His friend
Closer than a brother
Mother or Father
This is what a friend is

Gail Adams June 10 2011

THE OLD REC HALL

I passed by the old Army Recreation Hall today
With its windows boarded up
And thoughts of times past
When it captured the very spirit
Of men and women who must have walked
Through the doors
I could visualize young lovers
Dancing, holding each other so tight
I could see a wife leaning into her husband
Holding him
And tears running down her face
Knowing that he will leave her tomorrow
To take his place in protecting our country
I could see several lonely women
Sitting on the side of the room
Watching as couples waltzed past them
They would try and remember when they too
Waltzed around the room
Now they feel the pains of loneliness
Either through death
Or departure to the front lines
Worry captured the faces of some of the ladies
While others would turn back time
And remember their loved one
Holding them, caressing them
I could hear the music playing
Music that still today brings about memories
And tears
This old recreation hall
Holds so much of the past
Holds so many memories
Of those that have passed
We cannot forget these
Young men and women
Many taken in their prime of life
Never to experience the thrill
Of seeing their children grow
Or their grandchildren
These young men and women
Gave us so much
They gave their life
Let us not forget them
Let their closure on this life
Ever be remembered
By us
Who remain

Gail Adams June 9 2011

LORD

Lord, You are the air I breathe
And the sun in the eastern sky
You are the stars that shine
And the moon at night
You are in the rain that falls
And the snow in winter
You are in the birds that chirp
And the animals that roam
You are within the deepest of oceans
And within the shallowest of streams
You are in the finest of grasses
And it the tallest oak
You are within the skies above
And in the deepest parts of earth
You are within all you have created
Is there anywhere You cannot be found
You are within my very being
You are there
Always there
From before You created all
You were there within me
For Lord
You are
You are the great I am

Gail Adams June 3 2011