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Jesus preached to a crowd on the shore of Lake Galilee And the people pressed in upon him to hear him Seeing two boats he stepped into one, and preached on Telling of God's love for them, and of Heaven. The boats were owned by fishermen, fishing all night Without catching any fish and they were mending nets. Jesus spoke to the fishermen's leader Simon, saying, "Take the boat a little way out and cast your nets" When the nets were hauled in they bulged with fish. Jesus then said, "You shall be the fishers of men." The fishermen became disciples, many martyred And after Jesus was crucified between two thieves They took his teachings out into the world Keeping faith, saving souls, spreading God's love. Colin Ian Jeffery Heaven-Blessed

Time and tide Unvarying as night and day Wait for no man. Space without limit Stars, suns, galaxies Universes flow ever outwards. Great mystery of emptiness Eternal darkness With no beginning or end. Is that where God abides Pacing the darkness Seeding the galaxies with stars? Colin Ian Jeffery Share My Bread

 I thank you Almighty loving God For all my treasured days Enshrined within my heart. You are truth beguiling Light for all souls Way to life everlasting Loving Father in Heaven. I shall follow The Lord Jesus Christ Without fear and take the blows For His love strengthens my soul. Colin Ian Jeffery

 (Jesus Christ) In darkest night When all seems lost Fear overwhelms Think of me. I will be there Close as the beating of your heart. When you loose your way Frightened, crushed and in despair Think of me I will be your strength and shield Light within the darkness Believe in me and you will never die. Colin Ian Jeffery Lord, I give up all my own plans and purposes. All my own desires and hopes and accept thy will for my life. I give myself, my life, my all, utterly for thee, to be thine forever. Fill me, and seal me with thy Holy Spirit, use me as thou will it Send me where thou will it. And work out the whole "will"  of my life. At any cost, now and forever.

 With faith in God and belief in Jesus Christ Heaven with angels and sins forgiven, Eternal love and the best of human spirit With all peoples, colour, race and creed One great united family, all God's creation Life's journey has no fears or terrors. Turning your cheek to take the blows Suffering sorrows, hardships, tribulations Enduring what was thought impossible. Putting others before yourself and loving them Being the safe harbour for troubled unhappy souls Helping those who were lost to be found again. Seeing the sinner repent and pray for strength Then you have understood God's love. Colin Ian Jeffery

 God gave His cherished son Lord Jesus Christ Spirit of Sacred Spirit Who suffered for our Salvation Crowned with thorns, nailed to a cross. Adam's children in confusion Question God's existence As time runs out with dead leaves falling From storm-blasted trees Cruel winter proclaiming chilling reign. Prophet in misery and loneliness Banished by those he serves Cries out from the wilderness Imploring compassion and tolerance Love of God embraced by all. Colin Ian Jeffery Measure thy life by loss and not by gain. Not by the wine drunk but by the wine poured forth. For, love's strength, stands in love's sacrifice. And he that suffers most, has most to give.

 She who gave life purpose Took my heart by storm Made my Muse sing loud Bathed my soul with love. She gives each day meaning Enhancing every minute Banishing the darkness Giving light showing me the way. Colin Ian Jeffery

 Do not weep me Grieving over my fall from grace For he forgave me And I outpaced the echoes Of each demon's stalking stride. Once upon a time I shared bread he broke And sipped wine he blessed. Colin Ian Jeffery

 Love is never boastful But patient, steadfast and honest Moving mountains in its path. Love is never jealous, wicked or envious Never keeping records of wrong doings But smiling walks the extra mile. Love is never self-seeking or proud Never delights in evil And has no price to be bought and sold. Colin Ian Jeffery Share My Bread

Within dark caverns of the mind Fearsome creatures abide Demons tempting with praise and bribes Offering false hope from Hell's fires. Do not falter nor let the spirit weaken When walking twisting tunnels Terrifying dark labyrinth Fearful of hearing Satan's step. Colin Ian Jeffery Share My Bread  

 Always close to my heart Support against engulfing waves Sharing joys and grief Strength when steps falter. Lighthouse battered by purple storms Supporting when sorrow overcomes Cheer leader for my triumphs Giving encouragement for success. I walk the road of shadows but not alone For you are with me, trusted friend Leading me towards the light And reason for all I have achieved. Colin Ian Jeffery Love, Hope & Faith

Brother John, an old monk Frail, crippled with arthritis Sitting in the monastery orchard Sleepy on a bench of stone Content among the fruit trees. Retired from his life of toil Working for God in Africa Shepherding souls for the mission Obedience, poverty, and chastity Wearing a White Father's habit. Never faltering in his calling Prayers and self-sacrifice Enduring hardships Taking all the fierce blows Satan rained upon him. Loving with unwavering faith Giving his soul to God Without doubt or question Sees bright light of God among the trees Dies with smile on his lips. Colin Ian Jeffery Share My Bread

 Quietly endures Without anger or reproach Suffering for my sake. Takes my hand Leading me forth Safe from each burning place. Colin Ian Jeffery

I shall not fear The ebbing of the light Nor dread the engulfing darkness. For I have seen The face of a loving God Within a child's eyes. Colin Ian Jeffery Because of you Peace Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as to console; to be understood, as to understand; to be loved, as to love with all my soul. For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen. Sleep sweetly  in this quiet room, oh thou, who're thou art and let no mournful yesterdays disturb thy peaceful heart, nor let tomorrow scare thy rest with thoughts of coming ill thy Maker is thy changeless friend his love surrounds thee still forget thy self and all the world, put ...

 I dreamed a dream As a naïve boy in innocence Seeing beyond the mountain I must climb Finding a land of milk and honey Where freedom reigns supreme Love is not fable but life's strength. I dreamed a dream As a callow youth who lost his way Wanting to understand God's magnificence His love for the children of Adam Seeing light within the darkness Knowing faith is the shield against evil. I dreamed a dream As an old man finding God Knowing his mercy, love and salvation Following his footsteps from the cross Into the shining light Knowing it was the everlasting glory of Heaven. Colin Ian Jeffery Share My Bread

 Does the road wind up-hill all the way? Yes, to the very end. Will the day’s journey take the whole long day? From morn to night, my friend. But is there for the night a resting-place? A roof for when the slow dark hours begin. May not the darkness hide it from my face? You cannot miss that inn. Shall I meet other wayfarers at night? Those who have gone before. Then must I knock, or call when just in sight? They will not keep you standing at that door. Shall I find comfort, travel-sore and weak? Of labour you shall find the sum. Will there be beds for me and all who seek? Yea, beds for all who come. Christina Georgina Rossetti Share My Bread

 You are my North Star Which I follow Braving all stormy seas. Navigating me to harbours Safe from hurricanes And fierce winds blowing all asunder. You are the love Which keeps me sane Giving reason for each new day. Colin Ian Jeffery Because of you

  With faith in God and belief in Jesus Christ Heaven with angels and sins forgiven, Eternal love and the best of human spirit With all peoples, colour, race and creed One great united family, all God's creation Life's journey has no fears or terrors. Turning your cheek to take the blows Suffering sorrows, hardships, tribulations Enduring what was thought impossible. Putting others before yourself and loving them Being the safe harbour for troubled unhappy souls Helping those who were lost to be found again. Seeing the sinner repent and pray for strength Then you have understood God's love. Colin Ian Jeffery Because of you

He lies near to death Dying in the dust Broken and forgot. Now his children Once mighty tribes Fall before the setting sun. His women - - young and old Dead and dying Host the killer AIDS. He calls for help To rich brothers in the West But his cries fall upon stone-deaf ears. For they find no profit Supplying HIV drugs To those who cannot pay. Colin Ian Jeffery Because of you

God's most holy son Teach me of your love So through its joy I might immortal come And have no fear of death. O Lord Jesus, sacred king Embrace me within your light Forgive my sins dark as night Baptise my soul So a star within the darkness glows. Great King of Kings Give me thoughts of Paradise Keeping me safe and true Forgive all my wasted days Lost without thought of you. Colin Ian Jeffery Because of you  

Blood red poppies sway Over silent fields Where birds no longer sing. Once big guns roared And young men Suffered terror in the mud. Chaplains searched the carnage for God Finding him gassed and bloody Crucified upon the wire One poppy lost among the thousands. Colin Ian Jeffery

 The Christian creed is love. As rocks within a stormy sea They stand against the pounding seas Without fear nor pride Turning a cheek to take the blows. Jesus Christ Suffered death upon the cross So that all who believe in him Shall never die Colin Ian Jeffery Because of you

 Dark tide of evil swept over Europe Eclipsing light and truth Nazi jack-boots stamping down Upon necks of innocence, oppressing SS and Gestapo spreading terror For Jews... Hitler's final solution. German businessman Schindler Successful, enjoying wealthy lifestyle Wining, dining in best restaurants Making love to beautiful women Driving fast cars, friend of SS officers Using black market making huge profits. When he witnessed treatment of Jews Made to wear yellow Star of David Humiliated, beaten in the streets Living in ghettos, caged like zoo animals Transported in cattle trucks to death camps Divine light flicked on in his heart. Seeing evil tried to rescue Jews Bought factory employing Jewish labour Saving them from gas chamber Making list of names, bribing SS Risking torture and execution Saving as many Jews as he could. His Jews called themselves 'Schindler's Juden' When war ended Israel honoured him With title ‘Righteous Person.' He planted a tree in Avenue o...

Happiness is elusive like the wind Coming and going like migrating birds And sound of echoing peals of church bells. I would keep love safe and strong Held fast within my heart Never lost to furies of a purple storm. Once, I was happy and royal with my lover Not knowing it was supreme And through folly have lost all to loneliness. Colin Ian Jeffery Because of you  

 Do not weep me Grieving over my fall from grace For he forgave me And I outpaced the echoes Of each demon's stalking stride. Once upon a time I shared bread he broke And sipped wine he blessed. Colin Ian Jeffery Because of you

Love is not boastful But patient, steadfast and honest Moving mountains in its path Love is not jealous, wicked or envious Nor does it keep records of wrong doings But smiling walks the extra mile Love is not self-seeking and proud Does not delight in evil And can never be bought and sold Colin Ian Jeffery Because of you

Folks greeting those they meet. Children playing in the street. People working hand in hand For the better of the land. Atonement with the great I Am. Lion resting with a lamb. World leaders shaking hands— In truth—not because they can. Sacrificing at all cost To minimize potential lost. Such, the face of true peace, Would bring the world much relief. May strife and fighting ever cease And “true” peace be increased. Walterrean Salley Because of you