| UNDER THE SHADOW OF THE ALMIGHTY |
| MY FATHER He brings love without measure into this earthern vessel I've probably called his name A million times or more He lives a long way off over on that other shore but when I call his name He is closer than my front door The Father who loves me is alive forevermore He lives in a great big valley Where he makes the sun to shine Everytime we call his name He answers right on time He went away to prepare a special place for us all his children that he loves so very much If we want to live there It's a very easy task all we have to do is simply ask I serve him day by day as I walk the pilgrim way I enlisted in his army many years ago striving for a city that is made of pure gold. Why not come and join me grab a suit of armor and let's fight side by side God is searching for soldiers and he is searching world-wide. All you have to do is put on your sword and shield let's all get together and do our Fathers will POETRY BY: MARY ALICE BOWLES 2005 John 14 1 ¶ “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. 2 In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be also. 4 And you know the way to the place where I am going.” 5 Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” 6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If you know me, you will know my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him.” 8 ¶ Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied.” 9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and you still do not know me? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own; but the Father who dwells in me does his works. 11 Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; but if you do not, then believe me because of the works themselves. 12 Very truly, I tell you, the one who believes in me will also do the works that I do and, in fact, will do greater works than these, because I am going to the Father. 13 I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If in my name you ask me for anything, I will do it. |
| Photography by Tinisha Lachelle Bowles 2005 |
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