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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="04b785a3.jpg"> <div> <B>FOOD FOR THOUGHT PRAYERS</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="04cd2b03.jpg"> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="FOOD FOR THOUGHT 3 HOMEPAGE"><B>BACK TO HOMEPAGE</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="GUESTBOOK"><B>VISIT MY GUESTBOOK</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>  <div align="center"> <div style="padding:0px; border:1px solid #999999; width:235px; margin: 0px;background-color:#F2F4FA;"> <form action="http://pub2.bravenet.com/elist/add.php" method="post" style="margin:0px;"> <div style="background-color:#DBE0F5;padding:3px;font:12px arial;color:black;"><b>Join the Mailing List</b></div> <div style="margin:10px; font: 11px arial; color: black; text-align:right;"> <div style="margin-bottom:5px;">Enter your name and email address below:</div> Name: <input type="text" name="ename" size="25" maxlength="60" /><br> Email: <input type="text" name="emailaddress" size="25" maxlength="100" /><br> <input type="radio" name="action" value="join" checked style="border: 0px;"/>Subscribe  <input type="radio" name="action" value="leave" style="border: 0px;" />Unsubscribe  <input type="hidden" name="usernum" style="border: 0px solid black; height: 0px; width: 0px;" value="126720699" /><input type="hidden" name="cpv" style="border: 0px solid black; height: 0px; width: 0px;" value="1" /> <input type="submit" name="submit" value="GO" /></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom:5px;"><a title="Free Mailing Lists from Bravenet.com" href="http://www.bravenet.com"><img src="http://assets.bravenet.com/cp/bn-elist.gif" alt="Free Mailing Lists from Bravenet.com" border="0"></a></div></form> </div></div>   </B></div> <bR> <div> <B> <embed src="HTMLobj-718/It_Is_No_Secret.mid" autostart="true" loop="true" width="145" height="70">  </B></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#666699" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>PRAYERS</I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>SCROLL DOWN FOR PRAYER POEMS:</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>"MY BEST FRIEND"</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>No vast fortune have I made,</B></div> <div> <B>nor any claim to fame;</B></div> <div> <B>no honor, parade, or serenade</B></div> <div> <B>or credit to my name.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>****************************</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Just a simple passer-by</B></div> <div> <B>who walks amongst the throng.</B></div> <div> <B>No special friends do I rely</B></div> <div> <B>of those I pass along.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>******************************</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Just a face within the crowd</B></div> <div> <B>of many wandering sheep;</B></div> <div> <B>but with much hope to be endowed</B></div> <div> <B>by God...His love I keep.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>****************************</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>I may not walk with mortal friend,</B></div> <div> <B>but not alone I go;</B></div> <div> <B>no other voice do I depend...</B></div> <div> <B>except this one I know.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>****************************</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>For He's Jesus by me walking</B></div> <div> <B>along with every step,</B></div> <div> <B>'tis Jesus, my friend , we're talking,</B></div> <div> <B>'tis He who I accept!</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>*******************************</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>William E. Hardison</B></div> <div> <B>copyrights recorded</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>********************************</B></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="226" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 860 WIDTH="222"><div> "FORGIVING"</div> <bR> <div> Dear God above, with all Your love</div> <div> You gave Your Son to me;</div> <div> a friend in deed, my soul in need,</div> <div> He died to set me free.</div> <bR> <div> Christ braved the cross and took the loss</div> <div> to save us all from sins,</div> <div> we must believe as we conceive</div> <div> His love that never ends.</div> <bR> <div> With special goals to save our souls;</div> <div> great wonders to perceive.</div> <div> So let us all be more like Him</div> <div> and give what we receive.</div> <div> Amen</div> <bR> <div> William E. Hardison</div> <div> copyrights recorded</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="370" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1744 WIDTH="366"><div> "THANkSGIVING"</div> <bR> <div> I thank you Lord for all the days that I have seen on earth,</div> <div> I thank You now for all the ways You show your mighty worth</div> <div> I thank you too for all my strength which surely comes from You;</div> <div> And thanks again for this big lift, the power that sees me through.</div> <div> I give my thanks for when I see I've been the lucky one;</div> <div> while in this life where best is free and God's own will is done.</div> <div> I thank You Lord for being here in many times of strife.</div> <div> You brush away the ills and fears that come upon my life.</div> <bR> <div> I thank You now for all the times when I was filled with glee.</div> <div> The tI thank you Lord for all the days that I have seen on olling of the bells that chime, meant Your life had entered me.</div> <div> I thank You for another cause, You wash away my sin;</div> <div> it's done by Your abiding laws and love that has no end.</div> <div> I thank You now for all my kids and also my dear wife;</div> <div> I've been up and down the skids; they too, have changed my life.</div> <div> I just thank You Lord for everything, the list is long and mounting;</div> <div> many, many blessings ring, and many more for counting!</div> <bR> <div> And thank You God for Your dear Son, Jesus is His name;</div> <div> He died to free us all from sin and did so without shame.</div> <div> ;I'm thankful too for all the goals Jesus had in mind</div> <div> The inspiration in His role was mighty and sublime,</div> <div> for He is our foundation that everybody needs.</div> <div> We sing in adoration for all His wonder deeds.</div> <div> I thank You Lord at all cost, I do without delay,</div> <div> for You are here when I am lost, You meet my needs each day.</div> <bR> <div> And last, not least, I thank You - for a very precious prize;</div> <div> The special one You gave me - the chance to be alive,</div> <div> to see the morning sunrise, and know that I've survived!</div> <bR> <bR> <div> William E. Hardison</div> <div> copyrights recorded   </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="21044f50.jpg" border=0 width="324" height="245" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="210" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 992 WIDTH="206"><bR> <div> "LIGHT THE WAY"</div> <bR> <div> Dear Lord, please come to me today</div> <div> and bear my troubles here,</div> <div> somewhere en route I've lost my way,</div> <div> I need a course to steer. </div> <bR> <div> The path I'm on is dimly lit,</div> <div> I hardly see it clear;</div> <div> I'm treading on it bit by bit</div> <div> to ease away my fear.</div> <bR> <div> I know Your light is what I need</div> <div> to brighten up the route,</div> <div> for every rock that I impede -</div> <div> I need to sort it out.</div> <bR> <div> I need You now most urgently</div> <div> to set my compass straight,</div> <div> so I can handle all I see--</div> <div> for time is growing late!</div> <bR> <div> William E. Hardison</div> <div> copyrights recorded</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="325" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 938 ><NOBR><div> "THE FLAME"</div> <bR> <div> Lord, I have this passion burning</div> <div> down deep within my heart;</div> <div> stemming from years of yearning</div> <div> and searching for where Thou art.</div> <bR> <div> I've lost my way a plenty</div> <div> along life's rocky way,</div> <div> but I counted my blessings many</div> <div> as I called on You each day.</div> <bR> <div> And the road seems never ending</div> <div> as I tread each careful step,</div> <div> avoiding the pitfalls pending,</div> <div> of which I'm not adept.</div> <bR> <div> 'Cause I had my times to falter,</div> <div> but I tried to do what's right,</div> <div> and I strove in life to alter</div> <div> those wrongs I could not sight.</div> <bR> <div> But this flame that I'm attending--</div> <div> I'll never want to douse;</div> <div> because I am depending</div> <div> on the strength that You arouse.</div> <bR> <div> Then someday way up yonder</div> <div> when the burning will decease,</div> <div> I will nevermore need wonder--</div> <div> for I will have my peace!</div> <bR> <bR> <div> William E. Hardison</div> <div> copyrights recorded</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <I>PRAYERS</I></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="210" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1077 WIDTH="206"><div> Lord, come lift me up and bring me</div> <div> strength to face all problems here;</div> <div> for peace of mind with joy sublime-</div> <div> erases all my fear.</div> <bR> <div> You are my savior, my Reformer</div> <div> and Redeemer too;</div> <div> and with Your everlasting love,</div> <div> my life will start anew.</div> <bR> <div> Dear Lord I pray, to Thee I say:</div> <div> I'm humble as can be;</div> <div> come be my guiding light today</div> <div> and live Your life in me.</div> <bR> <div> You are my faith, my hope and peace,</div> <div> my life and true salvation,</div> <div> Your very presence in my heart</div> <div> instills a firm foundation.</div> <bR> <div> So now dear Lord I give my thanks</div> <div> for everything I own,</div> <div> and everything You've done for me</div> <div> and family - save none!</div> <bR> <div> And now dear Lord I beg of You</div> <div> to hear my words today,</div> <div> for what I ask is in Your name,</div> <div> iJesus Christ I pray. Amen</div> <bR> <div> William E. Hardison</div> <div> copyrights recorded</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="210" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 777 WIDTH="206"><div> "TIMELINE"</div> <bR> <div> I know I've lived a life of woe,</div> <div> called "run-downed through the mill."</div> <div> To feed a fire of lust desire,</div> <div> my restless heart to fill,</div> <div> and in that task I came to ask</div> <div> If God would love me still.</div> <bR> <div> Because I walked a sinners way,</div> <div> which trail was long and clear;</div> <div> made every step I took each day</div> <div> to bring Dear Jesus near.</div> <div> For He alone, my sins atone,</div> <div> and this I so revere.</div> <bR> <div> The path of life just goes so far,</div> <div> my steps have dwindled few,</div> <div> but there at last, His hand I'll clasp,</div> <div> for God is waiting true!</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> William E. Hardison</div> <div> copyrights recorded</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="226" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1988 WIDTH="222"><div> <B>"MY PLEA"</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Oh Lord, can't I have one small amount</B></div> <div> <B>of those blessings that I count?</B></div> <div> <B>For I've tried hard, I've stood the test,</B></div> <div> <B>I always did what You deemed best.</B></div> <div> <B>Now it's time to sum it up,</B></div> <div> <B>and see how high I filled my cup;</B></div> <div> <B>and now in my humble way,</B></div> <div> <B>searching peace come everyday,</B></div> <div> <B>I pray to Thee with anxious heart,</B></div> <div> <B>with all my sins to Thee impart.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>William E. Hardison</B></div> <div> <B>copyrights  recorded</B></div> <bR> <div> * * * * * *</div> <bR> <div> THE JOURNEY FORWARD</div> <div> <B>* * * * * *</B></div> <div> There's a paradise up yonder</div> <div> where I'm yearning for in wonder,</div> <div> where I'll meet my precious maker some sweet day;</div> <div> for I know He's up there waiting</div> <div> and has my hopes inflating,</div> <div> as I find my inner peace along the way.</div> <bR> <div> For in this world I've wandered</div> <div> and all it's mysteries pondered,</div> <div> and many times I've felt the sting of pain;</div> <div> of a heart that has been riven,</div> <div> but God has so forgiven,</div> <div> and I learned to know His love is not in vain.</div> <bR> <div> So from this world departing</div> <div> I'll find it so rewarding,</div> <div> as I sight my golden mansion way up there;</div> <div> with the blaring trumpets blowing,</div> <div> where my lonely soul is going,</div> <div> where I'll hear the harps of angels everywhere!</div> <bR> <div> Where my journey will complete</div> <div> on a diamond studded street,</div> <div> at last I'll reach my precious home;</div> <div> where Jesus, God reside,</div> <div> Whom I'll evermore confide,</div> <div> and from then I know - I'll never be alone!</div> <bR> <div> By William E. 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