both the stupid and the wise on earth
are equally placed
before the fair judgment of God

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how can a fair God
fail to hear the pleas and cries
of His poorest suffering creatures?

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with cell phone glued to ears
a lady walks immersed in talk
until she steps into pot-hole

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whatever be the form of government
nations today need
a second freedom – from corruption

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the God of love writes
each one’s name upon His palm
calls us by name while in the womb

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the Holy Cross of Christ
was passion, pain and sadness
but ended in joyful, glorious victory

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exult in the Lord’s strength
who makes my feet light as a doe
setting me atop the heights

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if a sterile genital system function
is transferred onto an asterile GIT,
result is STDs

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through Son Jesus Christ
we are transformed from darkness
into light of the Kingdom of God

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life is so very priceless
that it shouldn’t be lost earlier
than when intended by the Maker

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