Say What You Got To Say…

Say What You Got To Say…

Say what you got to say.
Just do it the right way.
Speak the truth in love,
Show you’ve been reborn from above.
Pray for the right timing, spirit, and words.
Pray that the right message be sent and rightly heard.
Been done wrong? Express how you feel.
Talk it out, forgive, and be healed.
Maybe you weren’t the one that started it,
But you surely can be the one to end it.
You don’t have to huff and puff as the Big Bad Wolf reflected.
You can be courageous, confident, and collected.
Be thoughtful in what you say,
The right words can make a person’s day.
Words can heal the wounded from their strife.
Words have saved some from ending their life.
Speak to affirm, inform, and hold accountable.
Speak to inspire to dream and do the incredible.
Someone is in need a word from you today,
I love you. I was wrong. I pray you have a nice day.
Yes, there are things that silence does best convey.
But, there comes a time when you must say what you got to say.

…a time to speak…
Eccl 3:7

RevLDReedSr
I Owe Jesus
3/22/12

Love in such a way as to get on folks’ nerves…

Love in such a way as to get on folks’ nerves…

I have been blessed of God to share on several occasions with a particular Head Start Preschool class, reading, singing, memorizing the letters and numbers. One day as I was preparing to leave, saying my good-byes the lil’ kiddos ran and blocked all the exits, refusing to let me go. I was stunned, taken by surprise. But, it was absolutely awesome. They were working on my nerves because I had worked on their nerves—in a good way.

Beloved, show some love today.

Love so generously that you make others rich. Love so deeply that you fill other’s void. Love so compassionately that you compel others to care. Love so purely that you make others to feel secure. Love so powerfully that you build other’s strength. Love in such a way as people love to see you coming and loathe seeing you leave. Love with such an impact that your imprint is still there even when you are gone. Love like God, with a true love that endures.

Love in such a way as to get on folks’ nerves—in a good way…

RevLDReedSr
I Owe Jesus
3/21/12

Hello, beautiful…

Hello, beautiful…

Here she comes, elegantly advancing along.

Nature serenades her arrival in joyful song.

Her kiss is sweet, splendidly satisfying.

Her attire is vibrant, rousing, gratifying.

My lovely, it’s been too long, yet only awhile.

In your presence, I cannot help but to smile.

Let us enjoy our time together once more,

Before you go away as you have before.

It is the blessing of God to have you near.

Life and love are rekindled when you are here.

Your loveliness inspires hearts to sing.

Goodbye winter. Hello, beautiful—Spring…

For my darling daughter, Anna Grace,

who said I needed to write a new poem…

RevLDReedSr

I Owe Jesus

3/20/12

Rise and Shine, Beloved… Don’t QUIT…

Rise and Shine, Beloved…

Don’t QUIT…It’s hard, admit it, but buckle down and don’t quit…Yeah, you’ve thought about it many times—giving up—but man/woman-up and don’t quit…Sure some folks said you could never do it, you wasn’t good enough, smart enough, tough enough—but them nay Sayers are wrong—prove IT! Don’t quit…Your goal is good, noble, and right, and to top it off—it’s within sight—DON’T QUIT…Tell the devil it’s best he get gone…Speak unto your obstacles, “I’m coming through!” Tell that mountain, “You got to move!” I got this! I’m gonna do it! Because, God got me and HE’s gonna help me do it! I AIN’T Gonna QUIT!

Now, GO DO IT!!!