Title: 'Goodbye Whitney Houston'

 Title: 'WHITNEY HOUSTON Portrait' /C.Penc -  by Rev.Bola

It saddens me greatly that so many of our famous and talented celebrity lives, end so tragically.
Whitney Houston was an incredibly gifted, inspiring and beautiful singer, totally dedicated to her craft.
She was also very good-looking.


I remember listening to her in the 90s and praying to God to give me a voice like hers.
I asked to look as beautiful as Naomi Campbell, be as successful as Oprah Winfrey, and have a voice like Whitney Houston. I mean which female didn't? The fact that she came from such a powerful Christian background, was also inspiring to me. I loved her in the films: 'The Body Guard' and 'Waiting To Exhale'.


So what is it that happens to some people, when they reach a certain height in our society?
People who seem to have what everybody wants, money, beauty, talent, success, attention, fame, adoration, fortune, and the best possible services available to them, who then shun all that, for a life of drug addiction and decadence.Could it be that there is a limit to how much they believe they can have, before guilt and undeserving sets in?


Personally, I believe that without a Higher Power constantly in your life, it is pretty near impossible to maintain any kind of steady level of happiness in this world. Individuals are almost set up to fall or fail, unless they have a strong and reliable spiritual basis for living, based on a Power greater than themselves. The divine qualities which we all crave can only come from God, can only be bestowed by God, and can only be maintained by God. It's so important to remember this, no matter where you are or who you are in life.


True we may have started out very blessed, and bestowed with many advantages including talent, good looks, loving family, etc.. but to maintain those things, we need Spiritual help, Divine help. Being so celebrated, is a huge responsibility, which also requires a huge amount of spiritual support, especially to manage the levels of pressure. Indeed as a society, we need to question such levels of pressure and their sources, but as individuals it is simply impossible for us to manage them alone without God's help, protection, wisdom, and intervention.


Perhaps this is a big part of what people like Whitney and Amy Wine-house, 
have gifted the world with their lives to demonstrate, and at such a heavy price.
It's about time, the rest of us learned and accepted their lessons.


A Prayer Dedication: For Whitney Houston


Dear God,
I surrender the life of our beloved entertainer Whitney up to you.
You have taken your sweet child back into your bosom
And I give thanks that she is now safe with you, and away from
the painful life of addiction she was bound to by the devil.
Thank you for her wonderful life amongst us Oh Lord.
I thank you for everything she gave us of herself, and in particular 
the blessing of her awesome vocal skills. I also thank you 
for the spiritual lessons she has left us with. Please be with her closest
family and friends in their mourning of her loss. Help them to savor the 
good memories of her, and to know just how much you love them and Whitney.
Forgive Whitney for her mistakes Dear God, 
I know she is healed in Jesus Mighty name. Amen!


Whitney, you are now home. God bless you. 
We love you dearly, and will remember you always.
Peace and Light
Rev.Bola
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Title: 'SHE PRAYS FOR SOULS'

Title: 'SHE PRAYS' 24 /Acryls_C.Penc - (From Set) by Rev.Bola

Besieging,

Ever leading

On bended knee

She prays

Her hands clasped together

Interceding, and

Proceeding without delays

She confirms her pleading

Reaching up

To the Divine

For the healing

Of so many aches

So many pains,

That charge onward

Like wagons

Without brakes

Hence they collide

Upon the precipice

Of our mistakes.

But despite

The frequent breaches

Of such errors, such sins,

Numerous acts of omission

Or commission

Each day her

Prayer-wheel still spins

She chants her invocation

Then renders her petition

To The Most High God.

And throughout

All this endeavor

Can be felt,

Her faith and fervor

And through all

Such supplication

Can be sensed

Her deep devotion

To The Lord....

Rising high

Like a blaze of

Burning incense

To the sky.

Then, just as though

To testify,

Luxuriously returns to earth

Much sweet angelic response

And the surest

Utterly purest

Heavenly reply.

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Poetry by Rev.Bola A.

(copyright:04/02/2012)