“THE  BEAUTY OF COMMUNITY”

“THE BEAUTY OF COMMUNITY”

“One generation shall praise your works to another, And shall declare Your mighty and remarkable acts” Ps. 145:4 When Frank and I received the Lord on the lakefront of New Orleans we “in a blink of an eye” got married, enrolled in Bible School and started living in...
Designed to Worship

Designed to Worship

Designed to Worship “Since we are receiving our rights to an unshakable kingdom we should be extremely thankful and offer God the purest worship that delights his heart as we lay down our lives in absolute surrender, filled with awe. For our God is a holy, devouring...
The Story of a Drug Addict

The Story of a Drug Addict

    I’ve been a sad, angry, drug addict roaming from place to place in search of true love for 28 years. Nothing ever satisfied my cravings. Nothing was ever fulfilling. One was never enough and one thousand was too many. I lived a life in and out of jail, almost...
Erica was Healed from Rejection

Erica was Healed from Rejection

My name is Erica. I have been at Mary’s Song for 3 months and honestly I stand amazed at what the Lord has done. For so many years I found my security in men, titles, and materialistic things. I would try to over achieve to gain acceptance or try to people please to...
Daile’s Story of Freedom from Addiction

Daile’s Story of Freedom from Addiction

Daile’s story of freedom from addiction Our God is a good, good God! Our God is a miracle working God! I was born with a dislocated hip. I was put in a body cast. Ten months later, the doctors did not see any progress and told my mom that I probably would not...
A NEW SONG

A NEW SONG

“Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. The LORD is my strength and song, And he is become my salvation:...
REFUGE

REFUGE

Ps.46:1 – God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.I woke up in a hospital for the first time this morning. The Lord is my refuge, he proved it when I first opened my eyes today. I opened my Bible and it opened (John Wesley Style) to Psalm...
HIS RESTING PLACE

HIS RESTING PLACE

“Then, by constantly using your faith, the life of Christ will be released deep inside you, and the resting place of his love will become the very source and root of your life. Then you will be empowered to discover what every holy one experiences—the great...
The Prophetic Gardener

The Prophetic Gardener

MERRY WEDNESDAY BY PARRIS “But Mary stood outside by the tomb weeping, and as she wept she stooped down and looked into the tomb. Mary Magdalene turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know it was Jesus…supposing him to be the gardener.” John...
Heather was set free from Addiction

Heather was set free from Addiction

My life has been full of trauma and pain. I was so lost, mean, angry, and full of hate. I was sick and dying both physically and spiritually. I lived amongst the tombs. Literally! I was homeless, sleeping in the cemetery at one point! I suffered many serious traumas...
HE ENDS THE CURSE

HE ENDS THE CURSE

Merry Saturday by Parris! “We are writing these things to you because we want to release to you our fullness of joy!” 1 John 1:4 The Apostle John knew what it was like to taste the joy of the risen Christ. “We have heard it and seen it with our own eyes, yes we...
GODS JEWELS

GODS JEWELS

MERRY Merry! By Parris Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God – Is. 62:3 To realize who we are in Christ will forever remain to be an understatement! This truth will forever set us free! We learn to...
LETTING PEACE RULE

LETTING PEACE RULE

Merry Friday by Parris “And let the peace of God rule in you hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful”. Col 3:15 The foundation stone of the New Testament is “for grace ye are saved through faith, not of yourself for it is the gift of...
Raevyn’s Story

Raevyn’s Story

My name is Raevyn. Prior to my arrival at Mary’ song, I lived a very secular lifestyle and was in a very consuming relationship that grew intensely toxic over the course of three years. My guilt and shame throughout my life, and my constant desire to change led me...
The Story of a Drug Addict

Erica’s Story

My name is Erica. I have been at Mary’s Song for 3 months and honestly I stand amazed at what the Lord has done. For so many years I found my security in men, titles, and materialistic things. I would try to overachieve to gain acceptance or try to people please to...
Nicole’s Story

Nicole’s Story

My name is Nicole Null. I’ve been at Mary’s Song for five and a half months and God is blowing my mind above and beyond anything I could have ever thought. I grew up in church and I always heard about the Lord. I was taught about Him and considered myself as serving...
LIFE GERM HIDDEN IN OUR SOULS

LIFE GERM HIDDEN IN OUR SOULS

LIFE GERM HIDDEN IN OUR SOULS by thebaileydrink – MERRY TUESDAY – with Parris Romans 8:19 “For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.”I found this gem of a word the other day in the writings of the Apostle...
A FRESH CALL

A FRESH CALL

“A FRESH CALL” “For those who have served well as deacons obtain for themselves a good standing and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus” 1 Tim. 3:13 The Christian life is one progressive whole. The more we advance spiritually in our spiritual growth...
WORLD OF MYSTERY

WORLD OF MYSTERY

WORLD OF MYSTERY – by thebaileydrink MERRY TUESDAY BY PARRIS And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ. Eph. 3:9 “He was created of a mother...
HE CROWNS THE YEAR WITH HIS GOODNESS

HE CROWNS THE YEAR WITH HIS GOODNESS

MERRY MONDAY BY PARRIS Ps.65:11- He crowns the year with His goodness. “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house...
He crowns the year with His goodness…

He crowns the year with His goodness…

I woke up with this scripture and begin to dig. Ps 65:11 – He crowns the year with his goodness. Found this and loved it. How lovingly and patiently the psalm represents the Divine Husbandman as attending to all the steps of the process needed for the great...
EVEN THE ROCKS HAVE STORIES TO TELL!

EVEN THE ROCKS HAVE STORIES TO TELL!

MERRY WEDNESDAY BY PARRIS- “I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.” Luke 19:40 There is no other worship greater than what comes from the heart. You can travel the world and see the wonders of the world but our words...
BREATHE

BREATHE

Somehow hate splashed on you and you didn’t feel it Somehow divide covered you in darkness Our language changed to something unfamiliar Instead of smiles we are met with shades Instead of warmth there is measured distance But my love never changed Even words seem...
I SAW ABRAHAM’S STARS!

I SAW ABRAHAM’S STARS!

by thebaileydrink – MERRY MONDAY BY PARRIS “Then He brought him outside and said, “Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be.” Gen. 15:5 “Against all hope, Abraham in hope...
THE UNVEILING OF JESUS

THE UNVEILING OF JESUS

“THE UNVEILING OF JESUS” by thebaileydrink – MERRY TUESDAY BY PARRIS “This is the unveiling of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to share with his loving servants what must occur swiftly. He clearly made it known by sending his angel to his loving servant John....