THE HAND WRITING

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=215 BGCOLOR="#999999" TEXT="#080000" background="0440eb82ermwup.jpg"> <div> "IT IS NO SECRET"</div> <div>  <embed src="HTMLobj-537/It_Is_No_Secret.mid" autostart="false" width="145" height="70">  </div> <div> <B>SOUND CONTROL</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="food for thought 3 homepage"><B>BACK TO HOMEPAGE</B></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="guestbook.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="GUESTBOOK"><B>VISIT GUESTBOOK</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="inspirations.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="INSPIRATIONS"><B><U>BACK TO</U></B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="inspirations.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="INSPIRATIONS"><U>SELECTIONS</U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=95 style=" border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" BGCOLOR="#999999" TEXT="#080000" background="043b85f1ermwup.jpg"> <div> <B>FOOD FOR THOUGHT INSPIRATIONS</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=385 width="100%" colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#AAAAAA" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <I>THE HAND WRITING ON THE WALL</I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> There's a slogan often used<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> by folks who get confused,<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> referring to a vision they can see;<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> no, it's not a "crystal ball"...<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> but, "hand-writing on the wall",<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> it's true, because it just occurred to me! </div> <div> *****************************<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> I had found myself subdued<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> in a dreary, pensive mood,<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> caught up in a melancholy way;<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> I was lonely and depressed,<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> restless with unrest,<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> and my troubled heart was filled with dismay. </div> <div> *****************************<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> And from distant times it comes;<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> the memory of loved ones,<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> family members whom have passed;<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> and then I came aware<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> there's no friends around who care,<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> just added to the shadow that was cast.</div> <div> ****************************<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Tho' in the comfort of my home,<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> I felt so all alone,<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> as I wallowed in self pity I declared;<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> and I thought about my youth,<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> too young to know the truth...<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> about the woes of strife that lay ahead;</div> <div> ******************************<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Like the fears of growing old,<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> from the years that take a toll,<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> and thinking of the things that shouldn't be;<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> but now I realize </div> <div> that right before my eyes.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> a vision of that slogan comes to me:</div> <div> ******************************<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> "You're not alone at all<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> said the writing on the wall,<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> you have the best there is with much to spare,<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> you have Dear God above...<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Who showers you with love,<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> and all your heavy burdens He will bear!"</div> <div> ******************************<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> "There is Jesus to abide,<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> and your wife is by your side,<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> with siblings and your kinfolks to confide.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> And with many people blind,<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> while others are confined,<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> should make your silly feelings all subside."</div> <div> *******************************<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> "A lovely home in place,<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> a life you dare not waste,<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> children and grandchildren in the fold,<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> so you need not be afraid,<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> for Christ will surely aid,<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> He's the best friend you have.. to save your soul!"</div> <div> **********************************<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> This brought me to my feet,<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> with a thought of great relief,<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> for now I know Iv'e seen it all,<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> and no matter who you be,<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> you too, may come to see:<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> a writing you believe is on the wall!</div> <bR> <div> William E. 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