One Day

I have been meaning to post lyrics to a song one of our kids wrote, they had it published in the Agency newsletter so I feel it is ok to share this information with you all. This is just an example of the extreme creative nature these kids have. Today I led groups for 2 of the units and they really showed their creative side when I asked them to think about their journey and how God has protected them on their journey's. I showed them different artwork, songs, poems about different people's journey's and how they felt God helping them along the way. I used a song from the group Alathea called, Be My Guide, then a painting by an old friend Jonathan (picture on the left) that is showing God leading him out of dark times, and then a poem I wrote about life being like a Labyrinth. It amazes me how these kids who have been through so much crap, never blame God for it. Their faith and strength is so much beyond my own. I am learning from them each and every day. They know God is their protector, and they know that their Help comes from the Lord like it says in Psalm 121: 1-8. I just ask for continued prayers for the young men and women that I work with, that they will always feel God's protection for them on their journeys.

One Day
by T, a resident at the home

VERSE:
One day the world will be a better place
For each and every single human race.
This is a dream we all have to chase.
We need hard work and persvereance.
No matter what rank of their experience.
We need to understand each other.
Through good times and bad times, sunshine and thunder.
We need to be more positive about ourselves.
We need to throw away the bad times, put them on shelves.
Do what's right for us. Gain and learn how to trust.
We need to teach the next generation love and how to love.
Teach them positive things - stay away from drugs.
So one day we will overcome.

CHORUS:
We will overcome
We will overcome
Streets, projects, and slums
No matter where ya from
We will overcome someday

VERSE:
The Lord says to worship him, not false idols.
For the Lord has the almighty title.
No man can overthrow the Lord's reign.
He taught His love through Bibles, books, and glass of stain.
The goodness of the Lord drives me insane.
I can't get Him out of my mind, blood and veins.
So when you sit there hurt and in pain.
He'll get you through it.
Yes we will overcome.

CHORUS:
We will overcome
We will overcome
Streets, projects, and slums
No matter where ya from
We will overcome someday.