They call it a new year, but it’s a really a new time

It is time to say goodbye
To a year filled with questions like why?
Why didn’t I get married?
Why didn’t I get rich?
Why I didn’t I do what I was supposed to do?
Why, why, why and why?
And what was up with all the drama?
Somebody should have followed you and me with a camera.
Reality TV don’t have anything on us.

Yet, its time to say goodbye,
To a year that has had it shares of ups and downs
Many smiles and frowns.
So in the back of our minds
We think and rewind
We meditate, and debate.
Who and what is going in
And who and what is going out.

After all some of our lives are marked up like a hallway in the projects,
Sometimes we are scarred by words,
Words like failure, words like foolishness,
Words like frustration, words like fear.
But that is when you take this living water
And wash your self in this word.
And faithfully bathe yourself in prayer.
And watch the walls of your life become white.

While we change out the calendars
and daytimers of our lives,
just remember its not so much a new year,
as it is for us a new time.
For a new time is everyday.
Its God’s gift to us.
So while we pile up resolutions,
Or like I like to say
Re- solutions. (things we doing over and over again with minimum or less success)
Stop the insanity.
And realize, that new years doesn’t begin with the clock strikes midnight.
But when the clock strikes midnight in your heart.
That could be tomorrow,
Or in two minutes.
Either way, its you who decides when there is going to be a new time
We have nothing to do with when a new year comes.
Let God bring newness to your life with gladness
And invite to your life the greatest expectation.
The new year is like the kingdom of Heaven,
Its in you.
But of course, there is something you and I have to do.

Happy New Year

Richard J Wright

The Gift of Forgiveness

The most powerful gift you can give someone is the gift of forgiveness. The story of Jesus is just that. God's gift came to spread truth, mercy, and redemption. On a personal note. I have battled with forgiveness because at times its hard. Sometimes your life is a constant reminder what has happened to you. Yet, in the midst of it. You have to forgive them. One thing I have learned, its not for them but for you. Releasing people from things they cant atone for anyway is true forgiveness. Sometimes you gotta know that people cant make up what they have done to you. They maybe clueless. They may not have any idea that you still cry or you still are in pain. It doesn't matter. God did it, so I have to and that settles it. Besides, the power of release is a ministry all in itself. So this Christmas season, find it in your heart to forgive someone. We all have family, friends, and enemies that need forgiving. They dont have to even know, but if you tell them, then well, you just added to the blessing. Forgive is godliness. Its a gift that you can give to someone or yourself. Christ believed you deserved it, why not someone else?

Whats been going on?

Well. I hope everyone had a great weekend and super holiday. So what's been going on? Not a whole lot. I saw some good movies, ate some good cooking courtesy of my mama. Holed my self up in a hotel room for a night. Now, im chilling getting ready for the work week. Im sitting here chilling watching Shogun Assassin, a cult classic for martial arts movie fanatics. Thanksgiving was alright. It was definitely chill. Plus the Texans won today and shut out the Titans. That was cool.

Music Break II

When a Man Cries...

When a man cries,
a place in his heart dies.
Whether its due to the truth or someone's lies.
And what is so strange is that most will never know.
When or even why or how
when a man cries.

Dont mistake his tears
for weakness.
Dont mistake his emotions
for oceans of being soft.
Instead lightly tread.
On and over those eyes that bled.
Heavy is his head.
His burden too often left unsaid.

Sometimes the rain will fall.
Sometimes the pain will call,
for tears.
Just let it be.
Sometimes its the only way
we can feel light and free.


Richard J Wright (2010)

An Open Letter to my Future Wife

Dear Honey,

I miss you. Though I havent seen you, you should know that I miss you. My heart yearns for you. I am so tired of going places alone. I am so tired of not having no one to talk to in the early morning. I need your advice. I need your soft eyes. I need your gentleness. My heart breaks for you. I have stored up a resevoir of tears and laughter just for you. I know Im not perfect. I know Im a piece of work. Yes, I know. I know. I know. Yet, you must know, that I love you. I cannot imagine my life without you. Strange isnt it. I havent even met you. And still I cannot get you out of my mind. Hope to meet you soon.

Love,

Richard

Finding My Way

Somehow, I will find my way to your heart.
And I will not be just one of many parts.
I will a motivating force
and not forced to play the background
or have to hear the sounds of you complaining
about him...

Instead I will bide my time.
Listen and learn while I plan this crime.
Oh yes, I plan on stealing your heart.
Leaving nothing but residue and no parts.
So I wont have hear the sounds of you complaining
about him...

Its certainly taken longer than I anticipated,
but I will be glad that I waited.
Perhaps you need your own motivation.
Instead of feeding your frustration.
Why not take a daycation?
Just one day, to not think about him...

I am finding my way,
one way or another.
Or perhaps I will find another.
So you can find someone else to complain to about him...
LORD help you.


Richard J Wright (2010)