A Garden Forever, by Marie MacIntyre

There is a place on earth

Though I know not where

Where life means loving others

And deeply caring for one another.

It is a place where harmony

Exists with all things

And everything is beautiful

The people there are warm

And are not afraid to say

I love you

I wish I were there.

Gayle Ann Wray

1977 - Age 15

Mustard Seed, by Marie MacIntyre

Oh mighty tree how great you stand,

God gave this blessing upon the land.

Birds that fly rest in you,

And build their nests up in you too.

Man that walks in shady ways,

For shade and comfort to you give praise.

And you in your way to fuel our need,

Have sent us the tiny mustard seed.

Oh God in your way you to us do show,

That tiny we begin and mighty we can

grow.

We great or tiny can be you know

As with the mustard seed you caused

to grow.

So we by choice can come to you,

And seek your guidance to see us

through.

Dad Hopper, by Marie MacIntyre

A dear friend wen t

To our God up above -

But before he went

He learned of God's love.

Through a friend he learned

of God's love so deep,

And she taught him to pray

Before he went to sleep.

He learned of God's love

And he learned of God's care,

I'm sure, because he learned,

God's Kingdom he will share.

Do Not Condemn, by Marie MacIntyre

Father I look at many persons

And the way they speak to Thee,

And sense their deep emotions,

For I feel them here in me.

Some may not seek Thee truly

And see Thee as the only way,

Yet, I cannot condemn them

As I lift my heart and pray.

God comes to all who love him

And many paths lead to Thee.

Let not my eyes be blinded

In the differences I see.

The cross Christ died upon

Meant that he died for me,

And God is here beside me

And I his love do see.