MY VOICE My voice is but a simple one Tired of the lies, Just give me the truth Ain't no sunshine where there is shame Instead of flowers I've gotten rain Evil frought against me, left without a fight Going through the badlands, Not having seen, the way of right As a bat minus eyes to see, Shielded from truth and light, Of what is and what could be Never stood ground against what I didn't know,, Could not see Yet felt darkness, there before me Blocked at every turn, Kept from my purpose Silent without a voice, Til the Lord spoke my name He said "Stand up, stand your ground, What is happening I will not tolerate, These are my people,  this is my land" I asked, for wisdom that I would know, For discernment that I could tell, That the veil on my eyes be removed, For empathy to feel others pain Then I looked about and saw, Grief and pain and evil about Not that I should sit idly and quietly by, But that I stand and speak He told me "speak it loud, speak it clear, Yours is not to accept and retreat, STAND your ground, DO NOT back down, SPEAK truth and right, When evil and darkness come against you, Say it louder, call my name, though they try to silence you, they will NOT SUCCEED They may imprison or take your life, Yet your reward for truth, lies in me, Your physical being is merely a vessel in this world Your eternal lies with me, Should they silence you, I will bring more, Now Go, reach all you can, For the hour is late, I am coming soon, My army will come to clean and glean, For the harvest is plenty, Now GO, and SPEAK"                                          j Winters

Where were You Where were you When they cried out from the grave Where were you When these little ones Needed someone to plead their case Did you speak up Did you try to defend The lives they should have had Or sit quiet while they met their bitter end Their spirits will not be silenced Won’t you hear their plea Listen and do something It’s up to you and me They’ve been taken Like sheep to the slaughter But they were someone’s son or daughter Did you stand up and fight, Life’s a God given right Knit together in the womb Known by the Father, long before they would be born
A child, not a choice Where were you They need you and me They deserve to live Not be taken, torn apart or forsaken Will you speak up, Will you listen Can’t you hear and feel Their innocent cries and begs for mercy Please love them and save them Don’t let them die and be forgotten Where were you I scream, at the top of my lungs Where were you When their lives were being taken Did you stand up and cry out Use your voice where they cannot Or sit back, and let it happen My voice won’t be silenced My heart won’t be stilled Please, listen, hear, take heed and stop this ill will Save their hearts that would be stilled We’ve been charged to protect them Love and not neglect them So where were you Where were you Thrown away, And torn apart It breaks the Father’s heart Where were you, Where were you We are charged to protect them Be mighty soldiers to deflect the harm That would come Where were you, Where were you jWinters

Be Silent Be Still Be silent, be still and listen for his voice He speaks in many ways When we’re not making noise Perhaps through a dream Or a gesture or letter from a friend Maybe in our circumstance But we just can’t pretend Not to hear, listen dear You might feel it in a tug That pulls upon your heart In the dead of night When you’re alone in the dark When sleep won’t come And your mind won’t stop When he draws you to his word At the most random time When you feel like you’ve been given The biggest task on the block Or you might receive a warning Of a place you shouldn’t go Or something not to do He’s there in the still and quiet When you’re not making noise Will you sit still and listen Because you have the choice Are you wholly in his word Spending time upon your knees Cause that’s when you’ll realize That he’s in the in between He has a higher calling And he calls upon his own When things aren’t making sense And you’re on the longest trek He’s got the road mapped out And the way planned ahead So be silent and be still And listen for his voice jWinters