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there.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#333300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> You cannot run away and hide<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#333300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> when there's no place to go;<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#333300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> that shields a guilty circumstance<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#333300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> that only you may know.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#333300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I>* * *</I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#333300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> This is the way life really turns<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#333300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> when dealing with a trend;<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#333300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> to find solutions to the cause,<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#333300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> the answers lie within:<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#333300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> each heart and mind of everyone<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#333300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> must meet the task at hand.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#333300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I>* * *</I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#333300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> First, you tend the garden bed </div> <div> and purify the land,<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#333300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> just as you would a building block,<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#333300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> or.. foundation with a friend.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#333300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Then you plant the best of seed<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#333300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> to watch the produce show;<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#333300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> then feed and weed to fill the need<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#333300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> for all good things to grow.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#333300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I>* * *</I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#333300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> The horse you lead to water there,<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#333300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> but cannot make him drink;<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#333300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> could also be a friend or kin..<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#333300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> or family you link.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#333300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Just give them time to reason,<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#333300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> and time enough to thirst,<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#333300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> and when they all are ready,<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#333300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> in line, they'll be the first!<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#333300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I>* * *</I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#333300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> And when in doubt and fear befall ,<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#333300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> and you start to run and hide;<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#333300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> it's fear and doubt that guides you,<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#333300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> and always at your side.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#333300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I>* * *</I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#333300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> The answer lies in facing<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#333300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> the ills and woe you're bound.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#333300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> for Jesus Christ the Savior<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#333300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> will help you hold your ground!<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#333300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I>* * *</I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#333300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> William E. 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