HAPPY SABBATH + Don't Bre'k A Short Crop!

When We Were Growing Up

The Elders Had An Expression Used Against Those 

Who Despised Correction 

And 

Were Disrespectful Of Authority 

Which Should Give Us Pause, Especially Today! 

"You Ain't Raised Up, Yuh Dragged Up 

And Yuh Gine Bre'k A Short Crop!" 

Aka You Have Raised Yourself 

And 

You Will Not Amount To Anything! 

Talk About Leaving Yourself With No Remedy! 

Whoa! 

Beloved, 

These Are Seriously Damning Words 

And 

As People Of The Book

We Should Seriously Look At Ourselves

And Those Whom We Love

And Those For Whom We Care 

And

Choose The Good Part 

And 

Get Off Broadway And Easy Street

And Keep Right On This Is The Way, Walk Ye In It

And Hold Strain On It's Not An Easy Road

And Tighten Your Belt On His Yoke Is Easy

And Replenish Your Supplies On Shepherd's Bush

And Put Your Hand In The Hand Of The God-Man On Revive Us Again

And 

Fix Your Mind On No More Night! 

Consider This ... 

Easy Ain't Always Healthy 

And 

Hard Ain't Automatically Deadly! 

Remember, Dear Ones, That 

Children Of The Faithful Father

Earnest, Cooperative, Obedient

Willing To Learn

Willing To Try

Trusting

And 

Intent On Doing The Will 

And 

Walking Wisely In Way Marked For Their Feet

Are Blessed, Protected, Comforted, Carried

Held, Helped, Healed

And

Happy! 

Be Ye Warned ... 

Disobedience Pays Negative Wages: 

Obedience Pays Dividends! 

Remember, Remember 

Don't Ever Forget ... 

A Harvested Crop Cannot Bear Fruit A Second Time 

So Grow In All You Can 

While You Can 

In The Garden Of Grace! 

Keep On The Sunny Side Of Life! 

Peace!