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Whatever Happened to Love

  Whatever happened to love We only see hatred and self-love We forgot that showing hate, killing and greed Weakens a nation and causes it to bleed Whatever happened to brother helping brother When did we stop caring for one another When did another man's pain become not our concern How much must we lose before we finally learn We point our fingers and choose a side While hatred slowly eats us from inside We fight over who is wrong and who is right While forgetting we are all standing in the same Light A nation is not made strong by hate Nor by deciding another man's fate It grows strong when its people understand That we rise together, hand in hand For what good is wealth if our hearts become cold What good is power when our brothers are sold What good is winning if humanity must pay And another piece of love disappears every day We were never meant to live this way Fighting each other day after day We were given each other so we might see That your life is connected to me Per...

In Times of Despair

 In Times of Despair In times of despair, One must always be aware Of the enemy that wants him removed, From the path where love is proved. It whispers, “Leave, you don’t belong,” It makes the friends seem weak and wrong. It takes one thought and makes it grow, Until we’ve forgotten all we know. But despair is not a place to flee, It is where the work is shown to me. For when I have no strength at all, The Ten becomes the answer to my call. I cannot rise by strength alone, Nor build the path upon my own. I bow my head, my pride I bend, And place my heart among the friends. The enemy says, “Separate.” The Creator says, “Connect.” And in that choice, again and again, We find the Creator between the friends. So when the darkness fills the air, And nothing seems to answer prayer, Remember why the darkness came— To make us call upon His name. In times of despair, One must always be aware: The fall is not the journey’s end— Hold tighter to the Ten, and begin again.

There Comes A Time

  There comes a time in every man's life When he's confronted with suffering and strife. It's there a man can alter his mode, And learn how to travel that difficult road. Life in general gives all one needs, The answers arrive through our prayers and our pleas. Each trial's a teacher in rough disguise, Polishing truth before our eyes. The mountain's steep and the valleys deep, Some days you laugh, some nights you weep. But every stumble, every scar, Reveals a little more of who you are. You can't outrun the storms you'll face; They find us all at their own pace. The wind may bend you to the ground, Yet deeper roots are always found. So don't curse every heavy load; It may be paving your future road. For every burden you've carried through Has quietly been rebuilding you. When darkness whispers, "Turn around," Stand your ground on holy ground. For suffering's not the journey's end— It's where the soul begin...

We Come Here to Feel Your Grace

We come here to feel Your grace, Seeking how to pick up the pace. How to build the screen we need, To overcome our pride and greed. Teach us how to stand as one, Till every heart and soul are one. Not for glory, not for fame, But to exalt Your holy Name. When the darkness clouds our sight, Help us choose the path of Light. When our ego starts to reign, Turn our losses into gain. Every friend becomes a key, Opening what we can't yet see. Every burden, every fall, Is just another loving call. Build between us one desire, Lift our hearts a little higher. Let our prayer become one voice, Teaching every soul to rejoice. May we never walk alone, Every heart becomes Your throne. Hand in hand we'll always stay, Till night gives birth to endless day. Chorus We come here to feel Your grace, Running now at Heaven's pace. Building up the screen we need, Free from foolish pride and greed. Heart to heart and friend to friend, Love's the journey, not the end. With one prayer our voice...

Open Every Heart Tonight

  We open our hearts before every lesson, So the Light can reprogram without concessions. We don't come for answers, we don't come for fame, We come to be changed by the One without name. Reason says, "Nothing," but faith says, "Begin," The battle is waiting somewhere deep within. Friend beside friend, we rise to the call, One prayer together can carry us all. Open every heart tonight, Shine Your holy, changing Light. Faith above what eyes can see, Make one heart from you and me. The books are a doorway, the friends are the key, The Light does the work that awakens in me. It shows me the places where pride likes to hide, Then teaches surrender instead of my pride. I came here believing that I had to know, Now I only ask where You want me to go. One step above reason, one prayer set free, The path to tomorrow begins in the ten with me. Open every heart tonight, Shine Your holy, changing Light. Faith above what eyes can see, Make one heart from you and...

One Heart Under Many Skies

Today the sky is dressed in light, With colors dancing through the night. Fireworks bloom and rivers shine, Yet greater sparks are yours and mine. From Texas roads to distant shores, Through open hearts and study doors, We've gathered from so many lands, Connected by unseen hands. Some speak English, some speak Hebrew, Some speak Russian, old or new, Yet when our hearts begin to meet, A common song becomes complete. We laugh, we stumble, rise again, Supported by the strength of friends. Through every state, both dark and bright, We help each other seek the Light. So on this Fourth of July we say, May love and connection lead the way. May every ten grow strong and true, And may the force between us renew. No firework burns as long or bright As hearts united in one light. To all my brothers and sisters dear, Happy Fourth of July this year. May our connection grow each day, And guide us on the common way. One heart, one prayer, one shared desire, Together we rise ever higher.

THE ROPE ACROSS THE FIELD

I entered the field at morning light, Certain the path was clear and bright. The sun was warm, the air was still, And confidence walked beside my will. But fields are strange and fields are wide, And soon the beasts came from inside. Doubt began to stalk the ground, While fear and anger gathered round. The feelings changed from hour to hour, Like shifting wind and passing showers. One moment strong, the next unsure, One moment rich, the next quite poor. I searched for peace, I searched for rest, But found the work was in the test. For good states come and bad states go, Like rivers that forever flow. Then I remembered what was done Before the darkness had begun. A covenant written heart to heart, A promise made before the start. When sight grows dim and strength is small, The rope remains through it all. Tied to the friends, tied to the way, Tied to the purpose of the day. The field grows wild, the weeds grow high, The beasts still roar, the crows still cry. Yet something stronger hold...