Virtual Travels

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

Working thru our actions
Seeking what to do
Following Jesus
Will let your service be true

Struggling with our message
Writing out our plan
Things we say and do
Should lead others to You

How can I best serve?
Only where I am
Dreaming only futures
Forgets about man

Jesus saves people
Giving them light
All the love Christ gives us
Enables us to fight

The fight is for focus
Off the enemy’s ruse
God will fight our battles
If our heart is true