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    A Gift from God: Part 1
    A Gift from God: Part 1
    A Gift from God: Part 1
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    A Gift from God: Part 1

    By Raynell Richards

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    Every day and every night,
    I go on my knees and pray,
    Thanking God for another day,
    Asking God to lead and guide my way …

    Raynell Richards is a poet who is passionate about empowering others to pursue a personal relationship with God, just as he has.

    In his first collection of poetry, Richards shares verse inspired by his Christian faith and love for God. As he explores poverty, salvation, love, prayer, and the possibility of a second coming, he reminds others of the beauty in the world God created, encourages the integration of the poems into daily devotion and Bible study, and shares an introspective look into his own relationship with God.

    A Gift from God, Part One shares poems that reflect on one man’s Christian journey as he embraces God’s unconditional love and reminds others of God’s power to comfort, bring joy, and ultimately transform lives.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWestBow Press
    Release dateApr 16, 2019
    ISBN9781973655244
    A Gift from God: Part 1
    Author

    Raynell Richards

    RaynellRichards has been writing poetry for over twenty-five years. His humble spirit, life experiences, and obedience to God are reflected in his first collection of poems, A Gift from God, Part One. Raynell lives in Bermuda.

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      A Gift from God - Raynell Richards

      Trust God

      I believe in God because I know God is true.

      God is a spirit who lies within you.

      God is the way. He is the light.

      When I think about God, I don’t have to think twice.

      God is good. God is all right.

      God is the one who gives me all my might.

      Some say God is not real. Some say God is not true.

      But without God, what can you do?

      So I say try not to do wrong;

      Try to do what is right.

      Believe in God, and everything

      Will be all right.

      Coming of God

      He is coming soon.

      It might be in the night, or it might be in the noon.

      All I know—he is coming soon.

      God is coming to collect his people—his people—and set them free,

      Free from all this misery. God, I know your promise

      Is true, and that is why I sit and wait for you.

      I don’t care what I have to do. I don’t care how long

      It takes. All I want to do is reach Mount Zion’s gates.

      I pray for all the people in the world. All I want to show them

      Is that loving you is like having a pearl.

      Follow God

      God is whom I love.

      God is whom I endure,

      Nothing else and nothing

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