Land Of Eternal Life

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Photo Courtesy: @BerniceKing
And hey! It's my birthday! 🎂 🎈🎉

The Lord is my Shepherd

And I shall not want.

In every way He's been perfect

And He hears me when I call.

He lays me down in abundance,

So I drink my fill

Of the streams of restfulness.

I have everything I need.

I am self sufficient

In Christ's sufficiency.

Yeah tho my walk

Is full of valleys and shadows,

I am fearing nuthin'

Cuz He holds all my tomorrows.

His staff parts the Red Sea

His rod will guide me.

When the foe,

All I had stole,

He restored my soul.

The Lord fights

For my rights

He cannot deny Himself.

Within the fortress

Of my adversaries,

He prepares for me

A hero's feast.

Faithful is He who promised

And this is the guarantee

That goodness and mercy

Shall surround me

At every turn of my life

And I will walk thru the House of God

Into the Land of Eternal Life.

Akpan

Day 16: I'll Stand

It's my Birthday today! 🎂

This one's for all the kidnapped girls.
In all our hearts, you shine like pearls.



You drag me thro mud
But I stand tall.
You whip me with steel chords
But I'm straight ball'n.
You feed me with turd
So you'll hear me bawl.
And take me for a broad
But I won't stall.

But I'll stand
Tho you think I'll fall apart.
I'll stand
If only to prove I can.
I'll lift up my head
And wheel with the stars.
When you take me for dead,
I'll stand.

Just when you think I'm undone
I'll break my fall.
My faith's a loose cannon
Ama wreckin' ball.
You defile me for fun
But I recall.
You think the war's won
But I'm playin' y'all.

You think I'm gone n' out
But I press on.
You think you'll run me down?
So bring it on.
Who you think run things clown?
Got my groove on.
My cries are victory shouts
And I'm game on.

Akpan