Thursday, August 18, 2005

Sad and broken today

Sloping shoulders he
Walks through the night
This lonely man who feels
That he has lost his life
Wandering and thinking
His head held down to the mist
Thoughts running through his head
How could it have come to this?

His life is filled with worries and stress
For a week now he has been under duress
So many faces and he knows no one
As he walks through the night in the town
It is softly raining so he pulls his collar up
Gatherers his jacket closer and tips his hat down
This time of night not to many people around
In his heart he hopes to see a familiar face

Walking aimlessly with no place to go
Throughout the night and into the dawn
He raises his head and sees the sun has risen in the east
Streaks of bright sunlight shooting down
On the church across the street
Illuminating it and making it lovely to see
In his mind he hears, “Come to me”
Unsure of himself he follows others
Coming to worship

The mass begins the choir sings so sweetly
Everyone joins by singing to the Lord
Voices echoing from the choir above
Rejoicing to the glory of God and His Son
The lonely man sits with his eyes raised to
See the Lord on the cross
Next to the sufferings of Jesus what have I lost?
His heart is filling with the warmth of Gods’ love






He puts his hand in his pocket to get some change
The man with the basket is coming into range
This broken man has nothing he feels he can share
With this Savior that is on the cross hanging there
All he has is one token that he holds tight in his grasp
To the Savior he will offer this small token his last
Silently he slips the token in the basket hoping no one will see
A soft touch on his shoulder and he hears,” I am pleased at what
You have given to me.”

And so this sad man walks back out into the street and heads for home   Knowing that now  he is not alone. That the Lord is watching over him   As he has always been   Ashamed for feeling that he didnt trust his Saviors word    Now knowing that He had heard    His prayers were answered tonight    Because God proved that he knew of his plight. So on to his home through the weary night    A cup of joe in his sight    And the Savior for his friend tonight.

 

 

 

 

 

Friday, August 12, 2005

Walk down by the water

Went down by the water to day and took my shoes and socks off and just strolled on the sandy beach enjoying the warmth and the sound of the waves rushing to the shore. The seagulls were hovering all around hoping for a handout. Alot of people don't like the seagulls, but I think that they are beautiful. Did you ever really watch one in flight? It's wings spread out and just gliding in the air. Wouldn't it be wonderful to just take off and spread your wings and glide in the air and go from place to place with out a care in the world? I have been thinking today of a good friend and how sad a day it is for her and her family today. You see, her son got killed by a drive by shooting and she herself was injured permanetly by these hoodlums. She had told me that today would have been the young boys birthday and she was going to put a fire truck on his grave site because he loved fire trucks so much. He was 8 when he was killed over two groups of people shooting at each other across the street from where he was with his mom. How sad this world has become when a mom and her child can't plant blubs in their garden without something like this happening to them. These drive by shootings are becoming so common place now that most people don't even blink when they hear about them. How horrible that people can't settle their differences without driving their cars down the street and randomly shooting at others without any thought to who else might be killed or injured because of their stupidity. Have people become so inhumane that they lack all compassion for the innocent bystander that just happens to be in the path of their wrath?  Such unnecessary saddness is caused because people are unable to sit down and discuss their problems and come to reasonable solutions without resulting to violence. Not only do they take their cruelity on the ones that they are angry at but on the innocent people that just want to live their lives in peace.

It is turning to dusk now and the sun set is breathtaking as I watch it sink into the water. A bright red globe resting for the night. It will be another good day tomorrow and the sun will shine and the birds will be back on this beach ,but a small wonderful child will not see all this. Simply because two groups of people couldn't sit down and discuss their problems like normal intelligent people would. Yes, this is a sad world we live in now.

As I walk back toward home, I am thinking of this small wonderful child and I know that God has made a special place for him in heaven and that he is looking down on his family and watching over them. I can only hope that God will give this family comfort and help them with the knowledge that  this special child is with Him and is happy.

Getting cooler now that the sun has set and time to put those socks and shoes on and my sweater and hat. Just a little further to my home and I will enjoy that cup of joe tonight . There is a chill in the air and in my heart that maybe it will help to warm.

Sunday, August 7, 2005

Saddness of losing a freind

I am wondering about my friend today as I sit on this bench in the park. It is a sunny and warm day, but I feel a light chill and I am wearing my sweater and summer hat. Maybe it is because a friend of mine is so sad today. You see, she went to a funeral of a great friend of hers and it made her feel so unhappy. She didn't even know that this friend was ill, because she hadn't spoken to her in awhile. Oh. we all do that don't we when we think of our friends. There is always tomorrow to talk to them. We have too much too do and too many problems in our own lives to think of phoning a friend and simply saying hello and how are you doing? I find myself doing that too and have lost quite a few friends in my life time before I had a chance to say hi and how are you doing.We all don't realize that life is short and it only takes a minute to say hello and talk to a friend. A day to spend with them and renew that friendship. And forever than to remember all the good times you have spent together. Sad that in this world we are all in so much of a hurry that we forget the important things in life and they are our Lord and our family and our friends.

I sit here and remember alot of good and some sad days from the past as I have my lunch in this beautiful park that is overflowing with families and flowers and acres of flowing grass. This is a sad day  and I will go and see my lady friend and talk with her for a while, and if she will, I will ask her to come out with me for dinner tonight so that maybe I can cheer her up.

She is expecting me this afternoon sometime, so I will go home now and get ready and take a walk down the street to her home and spend the day with my friend. I hope all of you do this once in awhile from now on. Take the time to remember your family and friends, because all to soon they are gone and you are left with quilt that you didn't spend any quality time with them.

This is such a wonderous park and I am so lucky to be able to come here whenever I feel like it. I have met many friends here and I see them often as they wander through this park on their daily walks. It is wonderful to hear the childrens laughter and see the happy smiles on their faces as they play and tumble on the grass. I have to smile myself as I gaze at them and remember days gone by.

Thursday, August 4, 2005

People that hurt young girls and boys

Today I am sitting here in the park thinking of something that happened to a friend of mine. I am enjoying the sunny and warm day but I am sad inside of my heart. You see, today a young man that I got to know from this park, sat down and started to talk to me about some email that he saw on the computer when he got on last night to talk to a friend. He said it was mail to his sister but he didnt know it because they all use the same email address so he opened it. He read the mail and got very uncomfortable about what he was reading so he emailed a lady that he saw on line and is a friend of the family as no one was home and his mom so is ill was sleeping.  When this lady read the eamil she told this boy to take down each screen name and save each and every email and make copies. When the lady realized that it was getting worse, she had him wake his mom up and make her come to the computer to talk to the lady friend. 

Predators use girls to try and get other girls to run away from home promising them that their "Man" firend will take photos and make them a portfoilo and they can be models. Well, this girl wanted his sister to run away and meet her in NYC and they would live lavishly in a beautiful apartment and be so happy. And told her how much this ":man " friend wanted to meet her. Well, his mom was upset when the lady told her everything and with all the saved mail and the phone number, they called the police and they came out and took all the information and went after one of the men that lives close to their house. Today the young girl emaild the screen name again saying that they were coming to her town and she should get her friends together and they would all party and have a great time and that afterward they could all come with her and the "man" to NYC and live and have a ball together.  The police were called in and they are handling this for this family, but this poor yourn man was so upset. The family talked to his sister and she said that she felt they were bad and wouldnt answer their emails and ignored them when they kept coming in. She was afraid to say anything to anyone for fear that they would think she was bad. in fact, she is an innocent child.

I sat there and listened to this young man talk to me and shook my head and just felt so sad that there are people out there that would do this to young girls and boys for the purpose of prostitution, because it was so obvious to me that what they planned to do was to party with these young girls and get them on dope and take them away. Then who would know where they were or where to look for them.

I am glad that this family went to the police and reported this to them so that they can stop this pervert from hurting you ng girls and boys by making them believe that they will be happier in NYC and have a party every day and be well taken care of.  How sad this is to listen to and I just watched this young man as he spilled out all of this to me and he was so upset and so angry that someone would try to hurt his sister and her friends.  I told him to be thankful that his sister is smart and knew it was wrong. The only sad thing is that she felt she couldnt tell that people would think she was bad. The young boy told me that everyone told her that she is not bad and innocent of any wrong doing. She only felt sorry for the other girl because of the story she told her about her family and the abuse she had to take and made it sound like she was being taken care of and so happy in her new life in NYC. 

I told the boy that I was glad that the police were called and these young girls were saved. You see, they are innocent and would have thought that this young girl was truthful and went to the party expecting to have a good time and go back home afterward and happy.  Instead they would have been drugged and taken away and God only knows what would happen to them then.

I wish that all the parents out there on the computers would watch out what their kids are going into on the internet and who they are talking with and be suspious of anyone emailing their children late at night.  I felt so sorry for this nice family and I know they will come out of it fine, but it is sad that they had to experience this awful thing. I am also thankful that the police have special police officers that watch out for these perverts and arrest them and put them in jail.

Well, I shared my lunch with the boy, I always seem to pack too much for myself, or maybe I just hope to run into a friend and have something to share with them. He seemed so much better after he got it all off his chest. I put my armon his and told him all would be alright now. the authorities would take care of them and they wouldnt be bothering anyone for a long time.

He waved goodbye and smiled as he hurried off to catch his ride home and I smiled and was so glad that I was there for this young friend of mine to have a talk to. Sometimes, just listening can help someone out when they are scared and afraid of things happening in their lives. I always have been a good listener. 

Well, it is getting chilly now, the sun is setting and the people are leaving the park, so I will go home and have my cup of joe and maybe a sweet before I get ready for bed. I thank you God, for letting me be here today for that young man so that he had someone to talk to and make him feel better. God, watch over all the young children that these predators are trying to get. Amen.