Most News Headlines these days begin on a negative note. I urge everyone in 2016 to stay away from the negativity that surrounds us and begin each day with a positive word.
Today’s word is LOVE. The lack of LOVE is one of the biggest problem in the world. Let us begin to show more LOVE in our homes, in our schools, and the wider society at large. Let us embrace LOVE. Let us treat one another with LOVE. Let us interact with one another today with LOVE.
May Love, Peace and Happiness be with you all for the New Year.
There is a war going on the war against ISIS. But in Nigeria an equal vicious war is taking place and the people seem to be defenseless. Boko Haram attacks in recent days have left 52 dead. An attack on a village on Christmas day left 14 people dead and there have been more attacks since then causing the death toll to rise.
God has spared our lives to celebrate another Christmas. In the spirit of the season let us celebrate with love and charity. Have a Blessed Christmas.
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One doesn’t know how much time is left as the sands of life trickle through;
So pack with care your case of life
And preserve the good and the true.
Place your laughter near the top
And bury sorrow down deep.
Put your worries and cares to one side and good memories forever keep.
Place the wisdom and love above all,
Over everything else in the case.
They are the trophies won in the end
Over life’s battles you’ve faced.
Now gently close the lid with care
And wait for your Creator’s call.
Hold strong and steadfast to your case of life and pray that you never falter or fall.
(Shirley Powell)
A Happy and Peaceful Sunday
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Donald Trump rhetoric of Anti anyone who is not American is getting media backlash. His recent comments about banning all Muslims from coming to America is the latest to stir controversy. Donald Trump loves controversy. He feeds on it. He lights the fire, stirs the pot and watch it boil over with indifference.
Trump is feeding on the fears of a nation on edge and apprehensive about terrorist attacks. Based on their fears people are gravitating towards Trump thinking he can keep us safe. However the path he is taking will only create more enemies and plunge us into war. A loud mouth and bullying tactics is not the answer.
Another mass shooting and the debate continues about gun control. There are those who are adamant that there is no need for stricter gun laws. Some are quick to point out that the states that have little or no gun laws do not have much shootings. Few give thought to the fact that it is these states that allow people who shouldn’t own a gun the ability to do so.
Maybe my viewpoint stems from the fact that as a little girl in rural Jamaica in our district no one owned a gun and gun crime was unheard of. Times have changed and it’s not the same anymore. The ease at which guns are available in the US has cause our Caribbean countries to be flooded with guns.
Anyone who believes that we we can stem gun violence and mass shooting by allowing everyone to bear arms is misguided. Weapons of destruction has never and will never bring peace.
Dedicated to those who are grieving and those who survived the California Shootings
Be still my soul, know He is there
To comfort you in deep despair
The depths of it…the numbness, loss,
Shall draw you closer to His cross
Be still and trust! The deepest gloom
Can lead you to that quiet room
Where, Him with sweet communion share
An inner peace…your soul repair.
Be still and know His way is best;
You will be strengthened through this test.
There are no losses without gain
And joy restored shall follow pain
Be still, that through you He may shine,
Thereby another path define;
For in this know the victory;
The sting is quenched and you are free.
~~Anna L. E. McAlpin~~
Sometimes we must walk in valleys
Before we reach the peak
And we often think of self alone
Before it’s God we seek.
The stumbling blocks are many
As along life’s path we trod
But we can have a secure haven
In the arms of our living God.
How can we face the vast unknown
And the nights that are dark and long?
Without our God beside us
I’m sure things would go wrong.
Some days are bleak and dreary
And there is no sun to shine
But know that God still abides
Within your heart and mine.
No soul so ill, He cannot heal,
He can wash it white as snow.
If we make Him Master of our lives
Then His love in us will glow.
(Shirley H.Powell)
Author Marva Seaton 
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