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I Was Wondering
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By Gary James Smith
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I Was Thinking

I was thinking of the story
Of the prodigal son
And wondered
Where was the mom
She must have been
the praying kind
And to his wanderings
was not blind
Her faith equalled
that of her mate
And she knew too
they must wait
And every night and throughout each day
Their motto was to pray, pray, pray
Their motto was to pray, pray, pray

Such are the hearts of
mom and dad
As prodigal children
their hearts make sad
And they bunker down in fervent prayer
Lord be with our children there
And place a hedge of protection in place
Through Your amazing grace
Through your amazing grace

Praise God for a God like this
That even though we live amis
He comes seeking us in love
And brings us trials to think of
That what we had was so much better
God keeps His Word to the law and letter
And if we pray to God alone
He will surely lead them home
He will surely lead them home

What joyful sound
Of a son returning
In answer to a heart
That was yearning
And God was blessed
To bring the blessing
As the prodigal's lips
began confessing
But Forgiveness's flower
was blooming there
In answer to their prayer
In answer to their prayer

Copyright February 23 2018 11:33am

Gary James Smith


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Submitted: Friday, February 23, 2018

Last Updated: Friday, February 23, 2018

About the Poet
I came to know the Lord as my personal Saviour in January of 1972. I was married on Oct 21,1966 to my wife Linda who also loves the Lord. We have ten children and now twenty-four grand children. In Aug 2012 we got the announcement of the birth of our first GREAT grand child (a baby girl). I was thrilled to find others of like precious faith and belief in Jesus Christ. Hallelujah! What a Savior! I am presently living in Champion, Alberta, Canada but we are originally from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. That is where the poem Canadian Tribute to America was birthed. One Sunday as I walked across the city on my way to church I came to the top of a hill and looked across at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. After watching the events of the Sept 11 tragedy it was weighing on my heart and mind and the Lord gave me these words. We came to Calgary and when my oldest daughter saw this poem she said, �Dad, what�s this?� and I said a poem and she replied �Dad, that�s not a poem , that�s a song� and she then went to the piano and began to sing and play it. The result of which turned into a song entitled, A Canadian Tribute to America which she recorded on CD. garyjamessmith2005@yahoo.ca


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