Wednesday, May 10, 2017

A Mother's Day Thought

When I think of a mother...
I think of a selfless woman
Who gives of herself
To her children...
Who fears no one
And will stomp the head
Of anyone who
Thinks of or tries
To hurt her offspring...
To see her children suffer...
She too suffers
And tends to the hurting ones
While encouraging the stronger ones
To continue marching forward
In this life of twists and turns...
Many mothers come to mind
Whom I have had the pleasure
Of knowing through family and friends,
With the admiration I have for my very
Own mother who has shown me
How selfless and loving she is
To this very day... thank you mom.
Yet, I conclude my inspiration
To a mother above all mothers
Who I was told was the mother
Of Yeshua, my Saviour...
With no regards to her motherly
Attributes to all the children
Of this world...
Until the moment I fell
In desperation one day...
And she came like a mother,
Covered me and wiped my tears away,
Helping me up and pointing
To the cross... to follow her Son.
From that day on...
I knew another and only way
To see her for who she is...
My most precious heavenly queen
And most caring mother.
Thank you for the Rosary
And interceding for our prayers....
I love you most loving and blessed mother Mary... Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to my love, to my mother, my sister, my nieces with their beautiful children, my sister-in-laws, my sisters-in Christ, friends and to all mothers in the world. May you all be blessed and follow the example of being patient, obedient and humble as our precious blessed Mother who we do not worship, but admire and love... as any child would their mother.

Blessed be God.
Copyright ©️✝️2015MDGP

Mark David Grijalva Peres

Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Mothers Day 2015

Twas the day before Mothers Day
And all through the house
Chaos was running up and down
The hall ways
With motherly shouts!
Get your chores done
Pick up your shoes...
Dad and the children fussing
But slowly getting things done...
Children are drawing
Their art for tomorrow
And dads plotting a feast...
While mother is trying
To make it through the day
Without another grey hair
From flopping out from her head.

Jijijijiji jijijijji....

The children laugh with joy
As teens moan and groan
As to why they have to do this
And how much life isn't fair!

Let's all stop and be thankful
Giving glory to our God
In the heavens and planets
For our very own mother
And every mother as well...
Especially, mother's to be,
Be it their first or next in line...
That our blessed Father Abba
Touch each every mother
Not just today or
On Mother's day
But each day thereafter.

Lord thank you for our mother
And the perfect example of a mother
Our blessed Mother Mary
Who gave birth and raised
With blessed St. Joseph
Your son, Yeshua
And our Saviour...
Amen!

Mark David Grijalva Peres
Copyright©️MDGP2015

Sunday, May 7, 2017

First Always

What do you value more...
What do you put first?
The sight of your machinery
That takes you here and there
As so many cater to
Thinking it just might break apart;
The job that gives you
The available funds
To purchase all you desire
And live day to day...
The husband or wife
That has been faithfully
At your side... year after year;
The sight of the miracle
Each and every morning
When you awaken and wash
Away the nights slumber;
Or the mysterious breath
Breathed into each one of us
Individually by the One
Who loved us first?
We are to be thankful for all
That is and has been and will be
That He, our God gives...
But look at your life...
What do you value... what do you
Put first?
God put and puts us first
And it never changes...
Let Him always be first
In the life He blessed you with
For only He knows when,
where, what, who, how and why.

Mark David Grijalva Peres
Copyright©️✝️2015MDGP

Saturday, May 6, 2017

Don't Be Lured, Be Free

There is great evil lurking our land
It wants to destroy us...
Some of us lift our hands up in Mass
Secretly harboring evil in on our hearts,
Locked up in cages,
Thinking we can control it,
But it is actually it
That has us in cages...
Controlling us
Pushing God's grace out
And keeping us from the fullness
Of His blessing upon our life...
This evil is chipping away
At what God is trying to build in us...
We have been given everything
To live freely from this,
Through the life, death and resurrection
Of His son, Yeshua...
But this evil sent from the devil
Blocks us from knowing how
To accept the truth...
Instead we partake in
Abortions, domestic violence, sexual sin
Deception, slander, racism, murder,
drug abuse, injustice, hate, rebellion,
Fear, greed, gluttony, envy, pride, sloth,
Disobedience, confusion, and I am sure
We can all add to the list
With that which we do
And that which we pray against...
The evil will grow,
It will digest you
And corrupt you
Keeping you away from the light
And you cannot fight it,
Unless... Unless you surrender
Unto God, the messiah, and allow
The Holy Spirit to guide you
From thus point on.
I am no one to tell you
That you are wrong...
I can only pray for you,
pointing the way to Him,
As someone before me prayed
And pointed the way for me...
This will not make you perfect,
But the sculpture God
Can continue to make become
One if His master pieces
Against the evil that harbors,
Awaiting in every step you may take.

Mark David Grijalva Peres
Copyright©️✝️MDGP2017

Friday, May 5, 2017

It just is as simple as this...

Sometimes we must realize
What is being said
Is simply that...
Which is being said!
And instead of trying
To fix it yourself,
Simply stretch out both hands
Up to our Father in heaven
And allow Him to do
what He must
For our own well being
Unto His eyes...
All throughout the bible
That so many will say
Is not the only answer,
Yet, the bible gives us blue prints
And examples of life today,
yesterday and what will come...
Written, oh, so long ago, yes indeed!
But still writes of so many
Men and women
That lifted up their hands
Gave it to God
And God did what He needed.
Not always in favor to the flesh
On our bones...
But in favor of the spirit
Connected to Him.

May we all trust in, have faith in, and love Him with all our hearts.

Amen.

Mark David Grijalva Peres
Copyright©️✝️2015MDGP

The greatest of these...

Pride... oh, pride
How you yell out
So many lies...
Filling minds
With the justification
To acknowledge self
Instead of our living Creator...
Yes... yes... yes...
I understand we must care indeed
For that which God
has blessed us with...
our own self!
But never to think
Me, me, me...
Putting me before He
Thinking me knows more than He
For He created the me
So many tend to believe
Is greater than...< >
But to such a lie
Originates from the father of hades
And this is not something to follow
For this alone,
Will leave you alone...
Nowhere in the passage does it say
Anything about me, me, me:

And many that are first, shall be last: and the last shall be first.
                                        Matthew 19:30

So there is nothing wrong
With a healthy self esteem...
In fact, I want to believe
That our Father who created us
Wants us to be proud of Him
Inside of us...
Guiding us, strengthening us and loving us...
But we must always be humble
As His very own Son, our Saviour is.

May God be our words, actions and love always... praying for selflessness
And more Godliness.

Amen

Mark David Grijalva Peres
Copyright©️✝️2015MDGP

Wednesday, May 3, 2017

You are the I am

To think they don't see
Is to believe
They were born without eyes
To think they don't feel
Is to believe
They were born without a heart
To think they don't think
Is to believe
They were born without a mind...
To think they will not follow
That which you do
And that which you don't do
Is to believe
You are not their parents
And they are not children...
Oh, Lord help us all as parents
To conceive the notion
That we are our children's
everything... surely after God...
And if we are their everything...
Then they will follow
Our every action
And not just our words!
Lord, please strengthen us all
And let us learn from the parents
You chose to raise Your Son,
Our King, our Saviour...
Both our blessed Joseph and Mary...
Who not only were obedient to You
But protected and raised Christ Jesus.
Not one of us is
perfect here on earth...
But with Your love...
We can discipline!
With Your grace...
We can be patient!
With Your mercy...
We can be just!
And with Your sacrifice on the Cross
We can ask for forgiveness,
Forgive... be humble
And teach our children
What true living is
And where it all begins!
Thank You for my parents
Dear Lord , heavenly king...
Forgive me for not always
Following Your commandment
In Honoring my Father & Mother...
And allow me to be a better parent
Through You to my daughters & son.

All Glory and Honor to You!
My Lord, my Creator and my Truth.

Amen
Mark David Grijalva Peres
Copyright ©️✝️2015MDGP