Restoration of souls

It isn't about our color of skin  and it isn't about our race

For love has been falling short in every time and space

People have become more hateful ..and fighting like never before

We're needing a revolution but it's our souls we're needing to restore

For we were are all made into His Image and His Spirit is dwelling within

Beneath our busy agenda.. His wisdom is waiting to begin

His  movement of endless loving and His   fire of radical grace

Can  lead to embrace each other like we were created to, in the first place

It doesn't matter our  party and it doesn't matter our political stance

We can, all,  choose to be more loving if we're willing to give love a chance

For the  Spirit of our dear Maker and His Breath that's sustaining  us here

Is waiting for our reluctant spirits to be His voice both far and near

For we were are all made into His Image and His Spirit is dwelling within

Beneath our busy agenda.. His wisdom is waiting to begin

His  movement of endless loving and His   fire of radical grace

Can  lead to embrace each other like we were created to, in the first place

Next time you're in that grocery line or a  traffic jam so long

Make use of that opportunity to spread out.. God's loving song

And be that light for others that maybe they would never had seen

Had you not happened along their pathway like a part of their destiny

For we were are all made into His Image and His Spirit is dwelling within

Beneath our busy agenda.. His wisdom is waiting to begin

His  movement of endless loving and His   fire of radical grace

Can  lead to embrace each other like we were created to, in the first place

The Virus..

 This illness continues to come and hang around..in every town

In every city, state, and country it is everywhere to be found

Mask yourselves and keep yourselves at a healthy happy space

Keeping a distance can now be seen as a virtue.. for goodness sake

The hospital beds are becoming less available there are less and less

Filling up daily with the victims of this terrible corona virus

We can help each other by helping ourselves and taking greater care

To wash our hands and mask ourselves and keeping healthy distances everywhere

It is a myth to keep on believing the myth that "it won't ever happen to me" 

Since everyone of has known someone who has experienced this within their family

The virus that is attacking lungs and body is no respecter of age or health or race

Nope, it is attacking everywhere in every time and in every place.

So what will you do to take care of you and the people around your everywhere

Will you buckle down and take precautions and wear your mask with greater care?

Will you wash your hands and avoid the crowds like we are all being asked to do

Or will you shrug your shoulders and continue to do just what you're wanting to?

We're still American

 Put your hand in my hand..and .. we will walk the way 

Of peace and love and unity and certainly a brand new day

For too long have we been warring ..brother and sister and all

This land is still a free country ..and we need to hear her call:

"Unite yourselves within me; put away your lingering grief

The laws I hold are freeing but there's still a stalking thief

Who would try to stir and divide you and make your turn away

From all that's truly uniting ..we love the American Way.."

The battle cries are sounding but we can stop them all 

By choosing to listen intently to liberty's lasting call

We don't have to be those people who will war and fight and hate

We can still save this struggling nation she calls us not too late

"Unite yourselves within me; put away your lingering grief

The laws I hold are freeing but there's still a stalking thief

Who would try to stir and divide you and make your turn away

From all that's truly uniting ..we love the American Way.."

Who is this in the sheep's clothing: that mole inside your camp

Trying to stir and divide you.. and.covering your shining lamp

Take a look at it and see it so clearly ..it's around you night and day

It is more powerful than any canon and can manipulate you in every way

"Unite yourselves within me; put away your lingering grief

The laws I hold are freeing but there's still a stalking thief

Who would try to stir and divide you and make your turn away

From all that's truly uniting ..we love the American Way.."

CNN, Fox News and  the Media.. Yahoo ..Google ..  so many others

Are tainting you with all their fables...dividing both sister and brother

The news teams,  all them..  are out to wow you ...creating chaos..fogging minds

The truth is till out there somewhere .it's to you and me to seek and find

"Unite yourselves within me; put away your lingering grief

The laws I hold are freeing but there's still a stalking thief

Who would try to stir and divide you and make your turn away

From all that's truly uniting ..we love the American Way.."

We salute you ..the red, white and blue.

 It's time to celebrate. .to reunite..

We have survived it..the painful, long  night

Put behind you the differences that can sting

Come together and as Americans ...let us all sing: 

We salute you...the red white and blue

And a history that is so rich and so true

We came here so very very long ago

Through families who loved freedom .we all know

Not one of us can claim it..as  any  right

To turn against each other and terribly fight

We are all brothers and sisters ..this is so clear

One country one constitution can keep us all here

We salute you...the red white and blue

And a history that is so rich and so true

We came here so very very long ago

Through families who loved freedom .we all know

Don't talk to me of your own political way

Or speak to me of the others you may hate

Let's share it the things that will unite

And bring us back to one country one side

We salute you...the red white and blue

And a history that is so rich and so true

We came here so very very long ago

Through families who loved freedom .we all know

After the voting

 Whatever the outcome... when all's said and done

We should try as a  nation to unite and become one

Away with the titles... the parties ...the hate

Let's unite as a country and stop trying to debate

We're approaching a horizon, a new coming year;

Put away all of the discord,  the anger, the fear

Accept what is evident and put away what is not

We're one people united and let's act like we ought

The  old years are passing ...the new ones arrive

With hands interlocked, now..we can  learn to survive

The grudges the hangups the bitterness galore

Let's resolve, as a country, to make these ....the best four

Be it President Biden ...or another  ..we should respect

What history has taught us .. and welcome the elect

The voters have spoken ..   the count has made it clear

It's time for us, Americans,  to begin a new year..

Please vote....

 I make this plea..this  special note

Take some time to think and then go vote

I won't try to push you  ..or even sway

You choice.. your vote... in any way

It is our right and duty..so  clear

To choose our President  every 4th year

Don't  complain and bicker: "things aren't  right"

If you don't cast a vote and shine your light

The clock is ticking . and the day is near

Send in your vote or in person appear

If ever we needed to ..we need to right now

Cast your vote tomorrow...make this a vow

What have we become?

 What have we become: who are you and who am I ?

We have wandered away from our calling..no one can deny...

Fighting over  political parties..we ignore those who disagree

Hardly able to remember we're all family..wouldn't you say that you agree?

What have we become: who are you and who am I?

We have wandered away from our calling... no one can deny....

I am black and you are white...but...why does color have to play a part

Why can't everyone learn to love each other like the One who gave us all a heart?

What have we become: who are you and who am I?

We have wandered away from our calling... no one can deny....

So much violence so much hatred...places engulfed with burning flames

Upset with all of the utter injustice people call each other ugly names

What have we become: who are you and who am I?

We have wandered away from our calling... no one can deny....

I can see them..all the angels..faces buried inside their sacred hands

Sighs and sorrows expressed in  weeping over all our very troubled lands

What have we become: who are you and who am I?

We have wandered away from our calling... no one can deny....

Can we stop it... all our self destruction ...evident in everything that we can see

Will it be too late too little too tardy to save us..this grumbling mass of humanity?

What have we become: who are you and who am I?

We have wandered away from our calling... no one can deny....