Category - Italy

A better day is coming
One day we’ll see the Lord
If it was today
I would have a sweet reward

In the middle of the founders
That died for our faith
It’s not their fault
That the world has held the church

Religion is often vicious
It discounts people’s lives
Jesus wept for us and died
That I might be justified

Before a Holy God
King of all Kings
He looks at religion
And only sees its schemes

Christ is the person
That we imitate and serve
Listening to Jesus
We realize people need to be heard

Today the world despises
All that Jesus did
It disregards our Savior
As if He never lived

A very good day
Walking in Rome
Seeing where Christianity
Flourished and made its home

Looking at the ancients
Hearing their views
What happened?
Why did we change our views?

The world is in a hurry
We slowed it down
Underscored the value
Of God’s people here in Rome

Bill Warren was our rudder
As our scholars shared
Giving us enough
To understand those now dead

Sharing all their whys and hows
It magnified our view
Carla kept us together
We saw God’s world anew

Our students have discovered
Physical remains
It’s easy to criticize the unknown
Now we know much more of Rome

I want to thank our travelers
What a job they’ve done
Everyone working together
Exemplifying God’s son

Jimmy Dukes expounding
Paul’s words from Rome
Encouraging each one of us
To think and grow

Friends and family
Blessing each and all
Don’t forget the food
And our casual talks

Churches all day
Ornate and plain
Built on the foundation
Of martyrs’ in Jesus name

People count with God
Religion counts itself
Property and gold
Replace a Holy God

All groups are guilty
It’s easy to stray
Counterfeit Christianity
Rules our day

Tired feet again
Cobblestones and steps
We rode to the catacombs
To reconnect our thoughts

Today martyrs still die
More than ever before
I want to live
To serve Jesus Christ

Service is uncomfortable
It costs me time and faith
To believe in Jesus
And tell about His fame

Beauty comes in many cloaks
Fashioned from the mind
Energy expressed in time

Seldom do we realize
Beauty is dictated
By societies eyes

It is important to understand
That beauty is within
Valuing everyone

Dealing with our wisdom
To know that people count
Expressed by our actions of service

Beauty is an action
It takes pain to care
And will to share

Everyday is a challenge
To turn inward and ignore
He will help me care

When I’m faced with choices
Jesus looses me to face the day
And live life with beauty, God’s way

Praise God for hearing me
I cried out in a plea
He changed me
And met my need

Praise God for using me
I wanted worth
He assigned me work
And I learned I was important

Praise God for loving me
Gave me the gift of relationship
Jesus died for me
And I received salvation

Praise God for forgiving me
I’m so forgetful and foolish
Every thought God has for me is good
And I was encouraged

Praise God with what I say
He is hearing me
As I work from my heart
Christ will see me home

I am a Holy One of God
Saved by Jesus gift
He says I am Holy
And I can trust Him

I am beloved by God
Faithful by His strength
He says so
And I can trust Him

I have all things in Christ
Worth and a valuable life
He says so
And I can trust Him

I have grace and peace
Sent by my Lord
He says so
And I can trust Him

Weary bones
Hungry eyes
As we discovered Rome

All ahead
Flight behind
What would my week hold?

I want to know more about Jesus
More of what drove Paul and Peter
To walk to their death
Praising and glorifying the Lord

The world ruled
With a Roman hand
Christians were charred
And Christianity spread

I want to know about big cities
Majestic cities of old
Stone cold and powerful
With a wealth that turned to dust

I want to see the ancients
To hear about their lives
And see their work
What can I use today?

I want to try the food
Smell the smells
And walk all their streets

I want to build this journey
Into a masterpiece
That I can filter and relish
For many years to come

Early morning light
Foggy mind
Excited heart
Heading for Rome

All have come
To travel Rome
To get to know
Paul’s second home

Busy streets
Crowded walks
Everywhere is history
Open to our eyes

Carla comes to help us see
Pointing out and explaining
Paul was here proclaiming
Jesus death and resurrection

All the wealth
And power to own
And Paul claimed
This place for God

Around the world
Paul’s letters went
Soon he died at Rome’s feet
Jesus brought Rome to its knees

Paul and Peter and Luke
Wrote what Christ could do
Those Words from God
Speaking to me and you