Long Better to give than to receive Poems

Faith will lead the way                              ...

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I wonder what he’d say to me as we strolled along the way.
I think a truth he’d share with me, and here’s what he might say.
“It’s not a message you’ll understand, at least not right...

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If a stranger came among us, I wonder what he’d say?
I think a truth he’d share with me, as we strolled along the way
“It’s not a message you’ll understand, at least not right away.”
“It will...

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I Could Have Been
By Franklin Price
6/22/2014

I could have been a lot of things I'm really glad I'm not
A liar and a cheater a druggie and a sot
A selfish inconsiderate treating others quite unfair
Looking down from...

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He rode in to Santa Fe one summer day on a broken-down, sweaty nag.
All he owned was the clothes on his back and the Bible in his saddle bag.
He wore a suit of black, an...

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O' Broken Heart, What Shall All This Now Bring

Burn away, festering skies filled with pain!
Cast forth burning embers onto the bleating flock!
Let loose, sky demons to purge this dark place
And flying beasts to punish all...

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There is
this concern of stars
hovering, ober, our heads…
Heady stuff, what awaits above!
methodologies, of those southern
less-than-gentel-men
who muck about so
much upon our lives…
exist, or exit; what
other choices are there?
we, US, you and I;
choose our individual ways
and, we...

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Not fitting in, I believe, is more blessing than curse – and not being like the rest of the pack is more fortunate than a smile or kiss. Are you one of the few who...

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I've been around for more Christmases than I care to remember,
But I'm still filled with excitement as Yuletide nears in December,
Hoping that when I open that beautifully wrapped box,
That it won't contain the usual tie...

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Every Christian is called to ask
While working with Master’s task
Seven simple questions always
Evaluating what one’s spiritual growth says.

If sin in heart had we cherished,
God our prayers would’nt have listened
Question, ‘Am I to willful sins a...

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I believe moms can make it right,                            ...

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to my brother timothy
i wanted to give u something that u would treasure and adore,
so i give this small and precious gift once given from before,
i remember when u claimed him and took him off...

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So You Say
By Franklin Price
12/1/2015

So you say you are a Christian
You believe and praise the Lord
Tell of all his teachings
And with him are one accord

Spread his word to others
Tell of his sacrifice
Think the telling of...

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What is this reeling throughout my being?
I gaze into the mirror; albeit elusive to eyes seeing…
Churning with pleasant burning, emotions swimming with eloquence…
With ease…
With ease…
I release my breathe breeze…
Centered, still, in this moment; anchored to...

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You created the sunlight and the moon
You created story lines that have themes that can't be forgotten
You created ideas so musicians could get inspired
You created a way to make sense of the chaos in the...

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When you see others hurting and your heart doesn’t cry,
Look inside and ask yourself the answer to your why?
The path we’re given here on Earth is so we can learn.
To begin the learning process, we...

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God Blessed Me with a Father
by Franklin Price
5/20/2018

God blessed me with a father. He's been gone for quite a while.
I still have great memories; most which make me smile.
He never downed another for anything they...

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I Have Just One Small Question
By Franklin Price
9/26/2015

 I have just one small question
It's a puzzlement to me
What is the major tenet 
Of Christianity

For each of us it is belief
That Christ died for our sins
To...

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I believe moms can make it right,                            ...

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It’s better to give than to receive,
Something my mom had taught.
Trust is something to be earned
And love just can’t be bought.
To look a gift horse in the mouth
Is like falling in a lion’s den.
My mom...

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The holy way to live,
so long ago revealed to us,
was written in stone:
In the beginning ... in God’s own image
Flesh of my flesh, bone of my bone
Love charity, doubly plea — 
it’s better to give...

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It is a wonderful feeling when we come together in love and fellowship.
psalm 133:1 says Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethern to dwell together in 
unity!
It is also better to give...

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I'd rather owe it to you than cheat you out of it
 never loan money it never returns
If you do the same thing over and over
 you're in your comfort zone
Fences make good neighbors
 a...

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