MOMENTS
Nobody really knows tomorrow's present
nor if the sun will smile on us
if the rain will cease to come
nor if the wind will cease to blow
if we will be left packing the pieces of a broken heart.
nobody knows what tomorrow will sing
if laughter will turn to an ocean of tears,
those moments words seem so far away to describe
what lies within,
when you stare at the clock and wish the hand to go back
when life greets you with the unexpected........
keep hope burning like a candle.

Nobody knows when loved ones will say an eternal good bye
and leave us staring into the sky for answers.....
if friends will walk away or stay by us forever
moments........
Nobody knows if we will find diamonds or rubies.
But keep hope burning like a candle
and share some with those who have
lost hope to a distant yesterday....

composed by Mfoniso

RUNS

One match stick can light an unquenchable fire,
a dance with time can make a difference.
We sleep in your arms and you just go by
we awake only to ask ourselves what,
 have we really been doing.
We see the man we could have been
staring at us from a distance,
because we played with time........

We sleep in your arms,and our
achievements run away
all that we could have had,
We wake up with gray and wonder why we are poor,,,,,,
our children begin to ask
What were you dong when your contempories
burnt the midnight candle?
We sleep in your arms and you can never be recovered....

It's a dangerous thing to sleep in your arms,
time lost can never be recovered..

Welcome to Questioning JUNE.....

BECAUSE

Because we have known pain,we can hear the sound of joy,

because we have known shame,we can receive his light,

we have been crippled so we can dance to the drumbbeat from afar,

we have seen death so we appreciate life,

we have seen war,so we walk towards the beckoning of peace,

we have seen corruption,so we will gladly welcome justice,

we have wept,so we can hear the cries of the innocent,

we have been stabbed by problems,so we can extend a hand of

kindness to others,

we have been put down,so we can now speak out.

In any and in everything all things work together for good,

that we may find the true purpose of living,

and reach-out to bless others.....

He cares even when you do not think so.............

FLY

When the night is darkest,
the dawn of day is breaking.
fly..........
fly into new beginnings,
fly into the road least travelled
for some have discovered Gold therein.
for the days are long but few,
fly and keep flying......
For the end comes slowly and unannounced.
The miracle of the sky is yours to hold,
if you will just fly then you can reach for the sun.

One more step has ushered
the ordinary into the corridor of destiny.
fly............
If we wait for fair weather,
our wings may be crippled.
Fly against the wind and the storm.
Take the wings of mercy and fly beyound the mistakes,
For even the broken wings can be mended by the healing
balm of Grace.
Fly beyound the status quo and the limit they have set.
whether it be sunny or it be rainy,
Fly......
for endless possibilities lie beyound the limit
Generations will be affected by your flight.
Fly don't look back,don't give up,keep flying.....
Like the eagles keep flying,
Don't look back,don't give up.

FINDING JOY

Life as we know is filled with many uncertainties,this year Nations of the world have been hit with one crisis after the other and Nigeria has not been left out from flood disasters,bombings,building collapse,the list has been endless,just when you think it is all over.What about individual crisis i heard of a banker who committed suicide because her bethroted jilted her.Very sad you may say.
The crisis that goes on within our hearts is the greatest crisis of all and that's what eventually gives birth to the crisis without,for most people JOY seems like a fading ANTHEM,only heard from afar.When friends and loved ones walk away leaving you stranded in the middle of the highway,when a loved one kisses this world Goodbye,when you get that sack letter unexpectedly or you roam the streets for months unend looking for a job and the list is endless,some will say how do you expect me to smile in the midst of all these......................
The deepest fires can still bring out Gold,we can find joy in the midst of our crisis,when we fix our eyes on the one who is the same yesterday,today, and forever.In the midst of that turbulent situation remember the miracles you took for granted,and know that tommorow is just a promise away......
Remember that people are very unpredictable, so when they hurt us or decide to walk away we should invariably make up our minds to keep moving on,our minds should be set on the one who will keep singing with us through the darkest night..
God is not a thought away he is indeed with us,and the Joy of the Lord can be your strength....when the unexpected greets you,it just came to pass..







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PEACE

Once I had trouble with myself
Wondering pondering and looking for help
All about me i could only see and hear
Agonies of grief and fear
Then with deep thought i wished and questioned
If only the pains and confusion
were all but great illusions.

All of a sudden from high above
It seemed i saw a white dove
Flying over me with an olive in it's mouth
with great joy i said aloud
Alas! all my troubles are ceased
For that was a symbol of peace!

Peace that surpasses all understanding
such that brings with it a lasting calmness
Taking away all sorrows and suffering
And giving joy in it's fullness
So without doubt i knew that all of these
were the wondrous works of peace!

PEACE

Shattered by the storms of Life,
Wounded by the pain of the Past,
Bruised by the thief of the Future
And plagued by the fear of the unknown
I wandered through life
Seeking for a life of ease
In a world full of Ills.


From Jerusalem i wandered,
From the place of peace i strayed
And into the hands of thieves i fell.
Oh what hope was my future i asked.


Then out of a storm a Gentle whisper came,
The chastisement of your peace i Bore!
Oh what peace you often Forfeit!
Oh what needless pain you Bear!

The lily of the valley I am,
The prince of peace I am,
The keeper of Isreal I am.
Return to Jerusalem the place of PEACE,
The place where Mountains Surround,
Return to me and my peace I'd give to you
Putting your life back in one peace......


Composed by Esther Antai
08038319920
Contestant of cedars of Passion
May 2011 competition.