FATHER GIVE ME A VOICE

 

Father, grant me a voice

When all voices are shut

And no one can speak

Grant me a voice

When silence

Out of fear

And personal expediency

Have become the order

Grant me a voice!

 

Father grant me a voice

To speak and to stand out

When all men want to sit

And keep silent

Out of fear of intimidation

Out of fear of deprivation

Out of fear of incarceration

Father, grant me a voice!

 

Grant me a voice, father

To speak against

The forced silence of the people

When the hearts and spirits of the people

Are crushed!

Souls caged and

Voice boxes broken

Father, grant me a voice!

 

Father, grant me a voice

When the voiceless and poor

Are deprived of their livelihood

When they are marginalized

And terrorized

When no one speaks and cares for the poor

Grant me a voice, father!

 

Father, grant me a voice

To speak to the injustice

To speak to the wickedness

To speak to the marginalization

To speak against the segregation and oppression

To speak against the hypocrisy and apathy

To speak against the lukewarmness and sinfulness

To speak the killing of spirit and life

To speak against the killing and maiming of the future

Grant me a voice!

 

Father, grant me a voice

To stand on the rooftop

And cry out your warning

To the nations and to their leaders

Father grant me a voice

To keep watch over the your city

And warn your people

Of your impending danger and destruction

To warn the righteous of their compromise and cooperation

To warn the upright of their apathy and silence

A voice to awaken

To awaken the sleeping believers

Of the Almighty’s wrath

Father, grant me a voice!

 

Father, grant me a voice

A fearless voice

A fearless spirit

A fearless soul

A fearless heart

 

A voice to speak

A voice to cry out

And a voice to warn

 

Grant me a voice,

Almighty father!

 

JE DOIS ME PRÉPARER!

Je dois me préparer!
Préparez acceuillir un ami
Un ami je ne veux pas voir
Un ami qui
On a rien en commun
Un ami parfois méchant
Parfois amiable

Je dois me préparer!
Préparez pour un ami
Un ami que personne
Ne le veux pas acceuillir
Un ami qui n’est jamais,
Jamais bienvenu dans aucune maison

Je dois me préparer!
Preparer pour un ami
Qui n’annonce ni son arrive
Ni sa depart
Un ami est comme l’air
Il est partout
A n’importe où
A n’importe quel moment

Je dois me préparer!
Préparez pour cet ami
Il visitera chacun un jour
Invite ou pas
Il te visitera un jour
Si tu veux ou pas!
Soyez-préparez
Préparez-toujours!

Jbeshun © January, 2014

THE UNINVITED GUEST

Have you ever received an uninvited guest?

He comes in when uninvited

He does not announce

When he will come

He does not call

He does not send a text message

He does not even send a whats-app or viber message

We all know

He will one day visit

When he will visit

How he will visit

We cannot tell

He is an uninvited guest

In every home

In the home of the rich

And in the home of the poor

He is a guest

At every occasion

Whether invited or not

He enters every meeting at will

In boardroom

In the church

In the mosque

In the school

In the classroom

And even in the market place

And I mean everywhere

He is just not invited in any home.

Death stay away

Next time!

Please!

Please!

And please again!

Announce your coming.

Very sad ! Komla

You opened your door to this uninvited guest.

Sorry!

Sorry!

Sorry!

Komla A. Dumor.

Jbeshun © 20th Jan; 2014

EVERYTHING I DO, ETERNITY FIRST!

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How well have you considered God and eternity

In all your plans and aspirations

Have you considered God and eternity

In the church you where you want to worship

The marriage plans

How well have you considered God and eternity

Would it glorify God!

That career you are pursuing

How well that is fit into God’s plan for you

Have you considered God and eternity

That school you want to attend

Would it help you glorify God

Have you considered God and eternity

The ministry you are pursuing

Have you considered whether

It is God’s divine purpose for your life

The friends you keep

The places you visit together

The chats you have

The parties you attend

Have you considered God and eternity

That business

Yes!

That business, is it God’s plan

Would it honour God

That business contract

That bribe you are paying

Have you considered God eternity

That board

You want to join by force

That position you are killing to get

And killing to keep

Is that God’s way

Have you considered God and eternity

That relationship!

Yes! That relationship

With the gentleman

With that young woman

With that manager

For that money

For that car

Is that the way of God!

In everything you do considered eternity first!

God first!

The worst prison with maximum security a man can put himself in, is the prison of HATRED and UNFORGIVENESS.

You might think you are free and going about your normal daily duties but as long as you harbor hatred and unforgiveness  in your heart, mind and spirit, you are a prisoner in a maximum security facility.

You do not harm anyone by your hatred and unforgiving heart. No one has ever increased in wisdom, wealth and worth by living an unforgiving life.

Hatred blinds you from seeing good in other people. Many have died because they could not forgive the slightest provocation and offense.

May you not tread the path of HATRED and UNFORGIVENESS.

You need a sound heart and a sound mind to live a sound life.

J B ESHUN, 2013

YOU ARE BREATH TAKING!

Your eyes are so charming
I can't stop watching
Your beauty is breath taking
Men gasp for more breath
When you walk past them
You attract every available attention
Where ever your presence is

Your eyeballs
Are like freshly
Polished pebbles
Like smooth pearls
From the bottom of the sea.

Your steps 
Are immaculately calculated

You are well adorned with costly apparels
Your choice of colours
Reveals your taste for undying beauty

Your are breath taking!