Golden Voices 3

I looked her directly in her face. She was sure of who she was in God. The character lines on her face say that she has seen much and she understands much more than the average churchgoer.  And she was not full of pride, but she was very humble.
Then when the pastor
said  what he said, it clinched it.
"When she began to pray I felt the Spirit of God enter into the building."
Suffice to say, she brought the Spirit in with her.
I suppose at ninety years old, you either know how to pray or you do not. She is an old soldier. She is an experience warrior. She knows how to get in contact with God. She reminds me of my mother. She did not come to church just to be seen or heard, she came to have church. She was not there for a form or fashion, she was there to lift of the name of Jesus, and that she did. She danced and shouted unto the Lord. She sang with her whole being. I enjoy seeing  this great woman in the service of the Lord. She was a testimony against all young people that came as spectators. She is a living testimony of God's amazing power to keep his own. God knows how to preserve his own.

Lady Wisdom

Lady Wisdom
She is different from all that I have ever met.

She thinks before responding.
She will not answer if she is not sure.

She never speaks out of turn. She never speaks out of anger, but waits until the proper time to strike a blow to ignorance.

She learns by listening rather than speaking.

Her words wins her favor with all men.

She speaks with the tongue of the learned.

The elders come to her for counsel.

She is praised for the weight of her words, for they are worth more than gold.

She gathers in the early morning before the sun has had a chance to warm the earth. She prepares long before all things happen because time is to her a tool to be used with understanding it will never come again. When all others are sleeping she is still planning the day ahead.

She is Lady Wisdom.

Warrior of Truth (final)

Warrior of Truth (final)

"Keep your chin up," is the phrase I use with Alison

I believe in her quest to be one with the Lord and to arrive at the truth of the word and life. She knows how to pray. She knows and have relationship with the Lord. She loves and honors the Lord with her life.

She is and will forever be my friend. Our friendship will last way beyond this earthly realm.

When we go from labor on this earth to reward, we will see our family and love ones.

We build on friendships here on earth. We build on knowledge here on earth. We are living to live again.

Keep you chin up is the phrase I use to let her know no matter the obstacles and disappointments we run into God is able to keep us.

She has taught me also to be a warrior of truth. I strive to hear, read and write the truth. I am learning more and more daily.

She is my gift, for I have learned so many things from being around her. she has been my friend and companion. I thank God for the day she was born. I thank God for the day we became acquainted. I am especially thankful for the day I discovered our purpose as friends.

God forever bless the Warrior of Truth.

Warrior of Truth 7

Warrior of Truth (7)

I never called her perfect, I called her righteous If she was perfect she would not be human. She is righteous by the will of God, through his Son Jesus Christ. However, to hear others speak of her, they say:

Every time Alison comes home, she brings the family together. She is most like Mama.

Every time Alison comes to the city of Indianapolis, she prays and we see things change.

I do not know what we would do without Alison, she works hard a finishing all project deadlines.

Alison, your voice has that special quality that adds that fullness to all of our worship services and musical groups.

Thank you for praying with me, I already see the difference.

The Warrior of Truth is a catalyst for change for the good where ever she goes. What she brings with her is a spirit of excellence. When she leaves, she also leaves a spirit of excellence. When she goes to a congregation she goes there praying and waring in the Spirit. She prays for the one is preaching because she knows that pastors have to break through multiple layers of "stuff" that people bring with them from various places. She prays during different segments of the service for the success of the service. She has learned that there must be someone praying at all times in the service of God.

Alison, the Warrior of Truth is a righteous and holy woman. She believes in the truth above all things and she will fight for it.

Golden Voices 2

Golden Voices 2

Today I had a really good conversation with  a woman of 73 years of age. Other than broken bones that will not heal and arthritis, she said its just old age, with a smile.

Looking back in reflective retrospect, she spoke to me of long years past. She said all the people she knew are dead.

She spoke of fashions she wore and loved so many years ago. She  and I both smiled when she said they brought the mini skirt back too late. She spoked of metal  belts and 1960's garb that was the fashion of many fashions ago.

She sadly said, she left Cuba at eighteen years old, in 1959, due to the repression of the Cuban government. If was very difficult for her and her family to live under Fidel Castro's government. They did not allow people to gather on the streets; they did not allow you to have company in your home, because everything was aways under suspicion. Finally she told me she was a school teacher, which explained her demeanor and way with words.
If you listened very close you could almost hear the Cuban accent.

She is what I describe as a golden voice. I had the fortune of speaking and gleaning from.

She lost all she had to the communist regime. Her father was killed by the Cuban government. People gave up large homes for freedom.
She asked. what is better wealth or freedom?  She said, "yes freedom is better."

"People waste a lot because they take everything for granted she feels so sorry for the people coming along after." She said, "there could possibly be another 911. She senses that it is on its way."

Warrior Of Truth (6)

Warrior of Truth (6)

Don't let people declare themselves above you, better than you, or their calling is higher than your calling...

The Warrior of Truth said to me. I see that you are a man of faith and integrity. You live for prayer and talking to God. I see that you love the Lord with all of your heart.

Someone told me that you were not living by faith and you were not trusting God for your life. He doesn't have anything to show that he is trusting God. He is not living in the abundance of faith. What makes you say that, she asked? Well he doesn't have what we have. He is living like a pauper. We have cars, a home and many great things that God has given us because we trust him.

We are living by trusting God, and he is not. The Warrior of Truth did not want to be disrespectful to whom she was speaking, so she listened courteously from that moment on.

I went to God in prayer and inquired about it, she said. God told me that you were rich and that you have abundance because you do not trust in material things, but your trust is in God.  

People will sometimes judge your relationship to God by the material things you possess. People will judge you by the things they see or think they see.

Who is there with you when you give up your sleep in the middle of the night to pray and have communion and fellowship with God?

Who is there with you when you give to others when you you go lacking?

Who is there when you are called in the middle of the night to pray for the sick?

Who was there for Job when be lost all that he had and all he owned?

Those 3 friends that accused him of not being righteous enough.

It is those that cannot see or know the whole story. It is those that cannot see what God is working out in your life.

The Warrior of Truth said to me, God has shown me your wealth and abundance, and it is not based on what others think they see or know. Keep on doing what you do until all things are manifested.

Don't let people declare themselves above you, better than you, or their calling is higher than your calling.

Warrior of Truth (5)

" I don't want apologies from you, I just want the truth"...

All of my adult life I had to apologize for being on the wrong side of the argument. How dare I take that position with a woman.

No one likes arguing all the time, especially with the ones you  have relationship with.

I felt like it was just keeping peace. I wasn't trying to lie, I only wanted peace. You have heard it said repeatedly,

"if Mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy".

Now she was not Mama, but she was my best friend. She wasn't trying to offend me, she only wanted to arrive at the truth. Appeasement was for someone who didn't care about being honest. Arriving at the truth was a process for her when dealing with family and friends. She did not want to waste words, just tell me how you feel about a particular thing, or what your thinking about a particular thing. Lets arrive together at a common ground. Now I had to unlearn some of the things I learned growing up.

She said, I want you to deal with me the way you deal with the word of scriptures.

Now that was odd to me, because I never put those two thoughts together.

Different concept here, I thought to myself.

I didn't mince words when speaking scripture. I said what I believed whether you liked it or not. It was my belief system. No one was going to convince me to change to their way of thinking. I am responsible for what I believe about God. To you it may not seem right, but it is what I am. For someone to change you they must convince you that you are wrong. What satisfies you is not what satisfies me. With all that said, she wanted to know how I arrived at my position. I didn't have to change. She wanted to know what I stood for.
Apologies or fake apologies was not what she wanted to hear. To her it was saying I don't think you are able to comprehend what I am saying.
Not everyone is like this, but I have learn from this warrior of truth. I will be honest with out  apologies