Dr. Lalita Smith

Those ungrateful teenagers ~got a lot to learn 'bout life!
Hard work is something too good for 'em.
While I was young, we worked from sunrise to sunset;
Wasn't hardly no idle time in between.
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</></>Strong Black women, bold, beautiful and courageous
will do whatever is required to get a job properly done.

Witty and intuitive, sharp and hard to outwit
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</>There is an ark of safety being built for you today.
It can't be seen by human eyes
But I am constructing it nonetheless.
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</></>Wicked Satan
Continued not in his first estate; neither kept his faith
Harbored no good intent towards God,
Although God had created him.
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</></></>You come now and rest upon me at times
An unbelievable Presence I find hard to describe.
Truly remarkable it is to me to know Your thoughts -
Your desires towards this 'Bride in waiting' -
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</></>On higher realms all things exist
Vast storehouses doth none hide;
Yet few have learned the way of access, or how to get inside.
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</>If it sounds insane - or it's never been done before;
If it raises expectation but is void of manipulation -
If it will change your generation -
You should go for it!
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</>Can you see Him?
Can you see Him?
Has the mystery been revealed to you?
The faithfulness of Jesus compels
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</>I've walked alongside so many of you,
doing some of the same things you do.
Yet my aim was totally beyond your sight;
I was striving to be holy, working at living right.
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</>You hate me - call me names behind my back
You slap me - curse my money and attack
But I embrace you still and refuse to show ill will
Cause these are only lessons love demands - You see
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I was born to overcome adversity, bear and suffer much affliction; be hated, despised and rejected because I chose to allow - His light of mine - to shine.

I was born to be stepped upon, trampled down by sin and degrading acts of un-kindness, in-gratitude, and hatred; to be wounded and deprived to such a magnitude that there are no words to adequately describe the pains I've suffered ~ in His name.
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My tormentors: anger / turmoil / bitterness / regret
Bound by frustration, wounded-ness, un-forgiveness and hurt
Until I understood
I have harbored great anger and bitterness against you
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When the lust for material things becomes cold
Like the ashes of a fire that once hotly burned
but its embers lie smoldering ~ turning grey with
the passing of time ~ whether there's heat or cold
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If you can, I say
Catch a glimpse of Heaven
in the majesty of the rainbow,
in the stoutness of the Blue Ridge Mountains,
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Let these words be a life-line to you ~
A rope that pulls you from that icy precipe.
Please, don't jump in!
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Two lovers linger still in my heart.
Help me Lord to trust you deeply
When it comes to knowing who is
The best choice for me
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</> Had I lived a spotless life Lord,
I believe I would not know the unfathomable love, mercy, and
grace I am privileged to dwell in now. Neither would I appreciate
the pure white linen robe You have draped over my scarlet iniquities.
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</></>In conflict and controversy, I have found love.
Among thorns and thistles, compassion blooms
as a garden all around me.
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