We all must make a stand
For what we believe
And what we feel is right
We must all be willing to make a stand
And put an end to what we see right before our eyes
We must be willing to fight for this world
And fight for our peace
We must be willing to stand up
For a world filled with hope
With love
With dignity
And with respect
For everyone and everything on this planet
We must be willing to put aside
The things that keep us apart
And that keep us from fighting
Fighting for what we should really be fighting for
Fighting for our planet
Fighting for justice
And mercy
And in an end to all war
An end to poverty
An end to the destruction of our planet
And the destruction of our minds
We must be willing to take a stand
And stand together
If we are to save our world

Even when we think
We have control
Life has a way
Of showing us
Just how much our plans
Our are sense of control
Really matters
In this world
We must learn
To give up control
Understand
That things happen
As they happen
Things don't always
Go as planned
We can't keep trying
To control everything
Just let life flow
Understand the flow of life
Life will become
A lot easier

Whatever is holy
Whatever is light
Whatever is love
Whatever is peace
Whatever is calm
Whatever is hope
Whatever is mercy
Whatever is kind
Whatever brings that smile
Warms your heart
Warms your soul
Fills you up
Through the storm
Whatever encourages
Whatever it is that speaks to you
That heals
That helps you heal others
Is of God
Trust that God wants your happiness
He wants your joy
God is good
He loves all of his children

What happens when the light goes out
When the world goes dark
What happens when you feel the cold
Settling in your heart
When the sun goes down
When the door slams shut
When that darkness
Begins to creep in
What do you say
When you have given
All you have
When you feel like
Enough
Is never enough
How do you recoup
When your world falls apart
When your skies turn grey
Faith
Hope
Love
Burns through
The darkest nights
And the greyest storms
Have faith things will get better
Hope for a better tomorrow
Let the love
Start to pour through you
Igniting that inner spark
That was inside of you all along

What is true
What is wrong
What is right
Can be so hard
To distinguish
These days
What I do know
Is that all people
No matter how
Lost they are
No matter how
Far they have
Fallen
Every one
Is connected
We are all
Connected
To each other
We are all
Connected
To the Earth
Regardless
Of what
People
Might
Say
We are
All beautiful
In our own
Ways
We all
Have that
Beautiful
Spark in us
We just have
To accept
And find it
Even if the
World doesn't
See it all the time
Every one has
That light inside
We all have that
Healing light
Inside of us
We just have
To be willing
To understand
Every body is
Loved in their
Own way
Even when
You feel the
Most alone
There is always
Love and light
And healing
Just bubbling
Below the surface
You just have to
Be willing to look
No matter what
People might say
Our nature isn't evil
We aren't somehow
Tainted from birth
Doomed to live
In sin from the
Beginning only
To be saved
Only after
We accept God
We are born pure
Our true nature
Is of God
Our true nature
Tells us we are
Whole
We are
Beautiful
We have
A purpose
Our hearts
Know from
The beginning
We just have
To remember
We are stronger
More powerful
More whole and beautiful
Than we could ever
Hope or dream for
We just have to see it
What is true
Can be hard
To find when you
Live in a world
Full of illusions
And lies but
Even among
The lies and the
Illusions there is
Truth and beauty
To be found
Every where you
Look if you know
Where to find it
We all are connected
To all the truth
All the knowledge
All the strength
All the healing
That we could
Ever need here
On Earth if we
Know how to
Find it
The truth is in
Our hearts
Its sitting there
We just have to
Look and our
Hearts will
Lead the way
Teaching us
What is right
What is wrong
What is true

In the inside of us
There is the true us
The part of us that knows who we are
There is this part of us
That knows what it means to be whole
That knows what it means to be connected
To everyone and everything
There is this part of us that doubts
There is this part of that forgets who we are
Just how beautiful
Just how wonderful
Just how magnificent
Every single one of us is on this planet
We let the world tell us that we are less then who we really are
We have this part of ourselves that tells us we aren't worth it
That we should just give up
That we aren't worth fighting for
That it might be easier if we stopped fighting
If we gave in
If we gave up yourself
If you gave up to fit in
So that you wouldn't have to feel afraid or alone
For feeling different
For feeling like the outcast
But there is always that part of us that knows
Even if the world might not see
And even if you might not see yourself
There is always that part of you
Just waiting to break out and be free
You just have to accept it
And once you can accept it
And see it for what it is
You can start to connect with yourself again
And you can start to help others
To find that truth as well

Why do we hurt
Why is there so much pain
Why does it seem
Like some people
Just never catch a break
It can feel
Like some people are stuck
Repeating the same cycle
Getting stuck in the same cycles
The cycles of hatred
The cycle of pain
The cycle of violence
Feeling regret
Over the things we have done
We all have to deal with some pain in our lives
It is part of living
We all have our own trials
We just have to learn
To grow
To change
To make ourselves a little better
Than we were the day before
Breaking the cycles
Getting to better places in our lives
Where we can step away from the hurt
Even all the regret and the pain
And start stepping toward peace

Window seat
Sitting and watching
The world go by
Watching as the people move
As you move through the street
The pulse of the street
As you move along
Absorbing and watching
The people go by

This world is a wonderland
Its a wonder to behold
This wonderful
Beautiful place
We all call come
Its a wonder
To be alive
A wonder
To be here
A wonder
To get the chance
To learn
To grow
To thrive
To struggle
Getting closer
To the truth
Of everything death
Accepting  life
Accepting everyone
Accepting yourself
And accepting
The love
And the truth
And sharing
That beauty
With others

Sometimes you have
To put a little work in
To really get what you want
Sometimes you have to struggle
Before you reach the finish
Sometimes the skies can seem
The darkest just before you have arrived
But if you endure
Usually there is what you are looking for
On the other side

Worship
Is it about
Honoring god
falling in the spirit
Worship
Is whatever
Brings you closer
Brings you closer
To god
No matter what form
if you are honoring god
It is worship

No matter what we may think
No matter what the world might tell us
No matter what we might have convinced ourselves
We are all worthy of love
We are all worthy of peace
We all have our chances to grow
To love
To dance
To rejoice
To live out God's will with love
And to hope for our fellow human beings
To imbue our gifts
And be willing to share them with others openly
And understanding the healing that can bring

Yesterday can seem so far away sometime
Sometimes it can feel that yesterday is all we have
We can become so trapped in yesterday
Remembering pasts and replaying the same drama again and again
Never quite being able to let go of what happened
Constantly holding on to everything that has ever happened
Being stuck in the past with no future
And with no present
Constantly stuck
Frozen in time
Unable to move forward
We can continue to hurt ourselves
Locked in memories
That just don't seem to fade
We must be willing to live in the present
Allowing ourselves to move past our past
So that we can live in the present
And start moving toward the future

You are the mountains
You are the sea
You are the one
Who is there for me always
You are my strength
You give me love
You heal my heart
Whenever I am sad
And I know that you are in my heart
You are in my heart to stay
And because of this
And so much more
I can gladly proclaim
You are real
You are real lord
You are real
You are real lord
And I'll gladly proclaim
You shaped the earth
You shaped the stars
You shaped my soul
And everything within
You shaped the sky
With loving care
So that we live
And may know that you are there
And I know that you are my in my heart
You are in my heart to stay
And because of this
And so much more
I can gladly proclaim
You are real
You are real lord
You are real
You are real lord
You are real
You are real
You are real
You are real
And I will gladly proclaim

I want
To know
You better
Let me see you
A little closer
I know you are there
Hiding in the dark
I can see your light
Shining inside
Even when things
Seem dark
When it feels like
You are hiding
Like you have
Gone away
You always
Let me know
In your own way
You are still there

Your life matters
Your life means something
We all exist
We all grow
We all live
We all love
Moving closer
Closer to ourselves
Slowing finding ourselves
Even if it might seem
Like life is tossing you around
Feeling like  you are roaming
Roaming aimlessly
Getting caught in the dark
Every body's life matters
Nobody is more important
No life is more valuable
We all want to know
That our lives matter
We all want to grow
To live
To love
To find ourselves
We just go about it
In different ways

Zealous
by Ahmad ***
I am zealous sometimes
When it comes to my ideals
I can be zealous sometimes when I feel I am right
But sometimes I must also be willing
To see the other side
To understand the other person
Even if I might not make the same decisions
Sometimes understanding someone else
Even if it might seem hard sometimes
Can allow me to look past my own ideals
And my own truths
To understand the ideals and truths in someone else actions
For some people this is easier said than done
But usually
If I step back
I can look with understanding
And I can see the person behind the hurt
And the bad choices
And bad decisions
And all of the mistakes
And the bigotry
And racism
And apathy
To see the actual human underneath