Keep Still

by Janet Gillooly

The New Year

  You are disappointed for this year you still have not reached some of your goals. Be still the New Year is coming. This will be the year for rebirth. It will be a time of new hopes.

  Each year means new treasures. Each sadness brings something positive to hold on to. We will go where no man has dared to go. We have a story to tell and love to share. We have what it takes to make a difference and change permanently.

  Everything shall be blessed and made new. Stay in reality, but see all the opportunities for growth. As a nation we will rise and not be forgotten. This is the year for God. This nation needs a new soul in order to right the wrongs we have made. We must be responsible or we will pay a heavy price.

  Let us try to remember the good times and add on to these. We must not grow bitter and plan our get even schemes. This only hurts us as a nation in the long run. One individual suffers so much at the hands of vengeance and gossip so that this suffering spreads like a deadly cancer or a fire out of control.

  The soul must be remembered or all will be lost. Let us get the soul back in our nation and spread this good cheer. Let this be a year of fervent prayerful devotion. If we take GOD out of the equation then we separate the soul from its only good.

  Prayer is the key, so let us not take this lightly, for the other direction without prayer is what our nation has been through. Things will only get worse if we do not worship the God of love, who is the only one that can save us. Let us as a nation go back to the rule of the dollar bill which is "In GOD we Trust." He is our ultimate authority.

  Trust

  Trust me even when you wonder why I let certain things happen I keep everything good in mind. You only have to worry about a few troubles. I allow life which is sadness and peace. I allow for every assistance even though bad things may happen. I do not cause everything to happen, but I give you what you need before you ask.

  Trust me in the storms for this is when you see my real power. Trust me in good times because I want you to have joy. Enjoy the good as a gift from me, because I love you. When the storm comes see the good I bring to you. I must keep you on the right path so you follow your destiny. I sometimes have to give you a jolt in order for you to know my will.

  I know stress is draining, but you shall learn to climb those mountains with little turbulence. Your peace will not leave and you shall feel my loving guidance and my warm embrace. You have me in a very close way and this is your strength . I made you each separate for you could not bear the pain of the whole world as I can.

  If you are close to someone you can feel their pain, but you cannot be in their skin. I made this form of protection for each one of you. Do not think you understand anyone at all even if it be a similar problem for, they may have mountains of hurt you know not about.

  Compare only for reasons of avoidance making the same mistake and for compassion so you do not judge that which you do not understand. It is also for to gain appreciation for what you have. Do not compare with others, for your growth is the only thing you can measure. Some people may inspire you, but do not put them up high, for only I belong on this high peak. The saints are to inspire you to pray.

  I will not destroy you, even though you may be shaken for a time. You may weep but I bring consolation . You may laugh for it is good medicine. I help you to make light of your problems and to reach out to others. Do not carry your pain as a medal, but as a heart that loves and does not count the cost. Be open to my love and harshness shall melt away like a bad dream.

  Take away with you tonight hope. Know my love is the knowledge saints never stopped trying to discover. You are not alone. I am here and I love you. The valleys, mountains, fields and deserts are the places where you will grow and know how important my love is. You shall grow in my love and then you will find yourself home at last.

  The Wind

  The wind can be cool and refreshing, but it can also be cold and bitter.

  I think of the wind trying to get in like a nightmare corning true, when it is cold and bitter. Spring gives rise to hope and dreams.

  Oh, Dear Bridegroom come to me like the wind in spring, not as a punishment. To be without you is to be dead.

  You are my dream, where other dreams can connect through you.

  Oh, my Bride I shall come to you like a lake in the spring. The water shall soothe you. Breathe me in and feel my peace. My love is not turmoil, but an anchor.

  Stay close to me and you shall know romance being my bride .

  Oh, Bridegroom I would be lost without you, so do not hide your face from me.

  I long to see you in heaven and it is torment to not be with you in your fullness. I love this life because of you, but I am not fully alive when I am denied all of you.

  Oh, Bride your time shall come, but for now lay your head on my breast. I shall nurse you and make you grow strong. You are my jewel and you shall shine because of my love.

  Oh, Bridegroom please not let me grow weak, for I am beaten by the wind. I could not breathe if it were not for your spirit. The wind is so cold and bitter and waits to overtake me.

  I shall overtake you and make you not want for nothing. You are faithful and shall grow beyond your years. My light is your sun even in darkness. Rest my dear and when you awake new strength shall renew you. I make the wind and it shall be your friend. I know every storm so have no fear. I will sing you to sleep, and we will harmonize in your dreams so sweet.

  Oh, Bridegroom I may now rest. Your love sustains me and gives me new hope. I shall rest with the sound of your sweet voice and your majestic songs. Thank you for being with me, even though I be far from perfect. Your love is perfect and accepts a poor sinner like me. I am your lover and you are my Beloved. Let me die if I should ever forget you.

  Listener: The words of love are spoken and now they are heard. Faith increases with each word uttered by God

  Wicked

  Chorus: You are wicked to tease me. You are wicked to free me. You got the devil in your eyes And I am hypnotized .

  We were free walking in the fields. We layed down in the tall grass.

  You brought me to my knees.

  You were a snake that poisoned me.

  I was like a moth in your spider web.

  Slowly I got eaten and then I burned, oh baby did I burn . The poison made me paralyzed. I was puddy in your hands and you are not the beauty, but the beast.

  You were wicked to leave me. Now I feel lost in a maze.

  Where do I go?

  Where do the bitten heal?

  I trust not your heart. For it is cold and bleak. You have no heart

  And I am left to scream.

  The darkness is coming.

  Oh, baby burn, burn, burn.

  I hope to see you swallowed up, By your own web of lies.

  I want to see the devil burn.

  I want to see her head turn.

  I want to see the vomit come out. Then I will see her on fire.

  I gotta learn from being burned. Hope I go for the heart.

  Not a body like a goddess, For she was no angel.