About the Sabbath School Lesson

What do we think about the Integrity and the Message of the Prophets?

And He is there...GOD

He is, He said I am, He's the Reality
The One you see, when all comes down to vanity
The One who sustains you, The One who stands for you
He is, He's with you here, there, with strength, joy, anew

He's the forgotten One, The One longing for you
The One they trample on, The One who died for you
He's there, He wants to help with your worries, your pain
He wants to carry you, you want to walk, in vain

When He wants to help you walk, you want a car
He cares about your health, He wants to take you far
Into Eternity, He wants you close to Him
He wants you so much and so much you need Him

And you look around you, and you see misery
And the ones crying for relief and some mercy
So much suffering and such troubling confusion
And you stand there and see the complete erosion

And you ask where is God? And you wonder, you faint
I'll tell you where God is, I saw him listening
To the loud and crying prayers of humble ones
Little people in little places on many runs

They pray and they pray, they ask again and again
What have you gone to see? What is it that they gain
They know because they keep at it, in little shacks
In desert places, they don't know much but know facts

They know He's there, because they have seen Him before
They know He cares because they've always been cared for
He is here in your soul, and your heart pumps His love
And He is there with you, always, sweet like a dove

And his light will guide you at every step you take
He has set open doors ahead of plans you make
When you listen to Him and The Holy Spirit
He wrote a love letter to you with such merit

Jesus is The Word sent to die and live for you
His stories that guide you and your future renew
Are for you to share with weary souls and all men
You are one of His words to the world, an omen

All of you are blessings, when you keep your whole hearts
Your bodies, fed only by God with Manna parts
Food from herbs and trees, fruits, with colors to give joy
Peace, Life and Health, Faith, good works and walks, enjoy

Carl Edward Nicolas

VISIONS OF A YOUNG CHRISTIAN WOMAN

I walked in and there she was
In the fellowship room
Eating wisely
Listening and talking
Like in a vision
Pretty and sweet
A christian beauty

I walked toward her
Attracted by the pull of righteousness
Perceived in the charm of this new face
I talked to her like you talk to an angel
And her voice sounded Heavenly
And her smile from out of this world
Opened my heart to the bliss of womanhood

I sat there talking to her
Under the spell of her serenity
And suddenly she looked straight into my eyes
And I saw a sunset, her feminine tenderness
Illuminating her warm gaze
The ultimate beauty
Of her christian face

And we talked, we talked
Like in the badinerie of Bach
So lovely a woman
Such joyful conversation
And me struck there as if
I was being born again
In the christian charm
Of Eve, a cascade of pearls in her laugh

I tell you God made women too pretty
It gets dizzy to be so close
To so much exquisite feminity
In a beautiful christian woman
I needed a step back
A step into prayer
A step out, a step into ideal reality

And we finally walked out
Accompanied, but on our own
Free to get to know each other
And she asks the right questions
She complains nicely about life's inconveniences
She questions why things happen
God is in charge, He leads and we follow

Be cautious like a serpent
And innocent like a dove
Get God's perspective through prayer
Friendship, love, and the future are in his hands
It's always wonderful to explore affinities
A sense of priorities,
God, studies, career, family, investment, lifestyle
Getting to know a christian woman like you
Is a divine pleasure , heaven on earth...

May God bless you in all your endeavors

Carl Eward Nicolas

YOUTH QUESTIONS

What are the means by which young people may testify for christ wherever they are, at home, at school, on the playgrounds, in all the recreattion activities and in all the meetings. In what kinds of ministries young people may venture into?