GRANDMOTHER WAS A DEVOTRED MEMBER OF MORNING STAR M. B. CHURCH IN STAR, MS WE WALKED MILES TO CHURCH AND AS FAR AS I CAN REMEMBER, WE NEVER MISSED A SUNDAY. I HAVE GRANDMOTHER TO THANK FOR PLANTING THE SEED OF DESIRING TO KNOW AND LOVE GOD AS I DO TODAY I AM EVER SO CLOSE TO MY SAVIOUR AND ONLY HOPE I CAN BE HALF THE GRANDMOTHER SHE WAS. THE PICTURE OF THIS CHURCH IS ONE OF MY BACKGROUNDS FROM POGO, BUT IT IS SO CLOSE TO THE LITTLE CHURCH SHE USE TO TAKE US TOO. GOD TRULY IS A PROVIDER.
***THANK YOU FATHER FOR SHARING MARY THURMAN WITH ME!***
THIS I A POEM I WROTE REMEMBERING THE LONG WALKS WE TOOK TO CHURCH. THE TITLE IS "I'SE BEEN THINKING"
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I'se been thinking how hard it's been,
fer my people long the way.
But I sho take time to thank my God,
for this freedom I have today.
But let me tell you bout some chillen,
they live down on my street,
and would rather take this precious freedom
to buy drugs than food to eat.
why they never chopped no cotton,
nor picked no sugar cane,
yet they stands around not working,
and call themselves a man.
Say the world owe em something,
cause they ancestors,
wuz slaves from across the sea.
Jesus paid that price,
So get in line at calvary.
I remember way back yonder,
Church was so far away
we had no cars to drive,
But we walked every meeting day
now most everybody got cars,
sitting outside the doe
don't have to do nothing but walk out,
that's still to much for some to do.
They ain't got no praising power,
Turning way from God,
Letting that ol devil take up,
Where man done left off.
But it's gona take moe than a march
To shake this devil off
and all we need,
God nailed to the cross
Now we so busy watching some man plan,
Best get our eyes on Jesus
That devil ain't no man.
By Mary Alice-Rouson Floyd
