A Way Out.<\/p>\n
The daily stressors of life.
\nI can\u2019t take it. Too much strife.
\nToo many wars. Too much killing.
\nI could fight back, but I\u2019m not willing.
\nIt has all gone to my head.
\nI never want to leave my bed.
\nPollution, plagues, and starvation.
\nI need more than a vacation.
\nEarthquakes, volcanoes, and drought.
\nThings are wrapping up, without a doubt.
\nBills, bills, and more bills.
\nPay and pay, without any thrills.
\nGet shot driving across town.
\nEven be afraid of a clown.
\nThe world is closing in.
\nIt is getting dark from within.
\nSoon, there will be no way out.
\nNo need to jump and shout.
\nMany say the answer is prayer.
\nYet, it is still more than I can bare.
\nLOVE is the answer. A special kind.
\nAgape love,—– I have in mind.
\nThis cannot be given by man.
\nYou can search for it all you can.
\nIt seems to originate with God.
\nThey say He rules with an iron rod.
\nYet, things are all screwed up.
\nWe have really gotten into a rut.
\nBut, God hasn\u2019t given up on us.
\nWe can\u2019t do it without His trust.
\nHe is the Way, the Truth, and the Light.
\nHe will lead us through this fight.
\nThe great controversy between good and evil.
\nGod is the good against Satan\u2019s evil deal.
\nWe are pawns, stuck in the middle.
\nI hope you are dancing to the right fiddle.
\nI must fight off this mental depression.
\nThere is hope, without exception.
\nThere is a way out of it all.
\nHave faith in God, that you will not fall.
\nHe will gladly take you through.
\nThe time of trouble is approaching you.
\nWithout Him, you\u2019re down and out.
\nSatan won\u2019t save you, without a doubt.
\nDon\u2019t hide in bed or cover it with drugs.
\nDon\u2019t end it all by \u2018eating\u2019 a slug.
\nStand up and say: \u201cI\u2019m yours, because.\u201d
\n\u201cI can\u2019t do it on my own. I need agape love.\u201d<\/p>\n
———————————-R. W. Johnson—–(2016)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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