I WANNA GO BACK TO CHURCH

I WANNA GO BACK TO CHURCH

I WANNA GO BACK TO CHURCHby thebaileydrinkPs.42:1,2 – I long to drink of you, O God, drinking deeply from the streams of pleasure flowing from your presence. My longings overwhelm me for more of you! My soul thirsts, pants, and longs for the living God. I want...
HOLY SILENCE

HOLY SILENCE

HOLY SILENCEby thebaileydrinkMERRY MONDAY BY PARRIS- “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel who has visited and redeemed his people by raising up a horn of salvation for us . . . that we, being delivered from our enemies, might serve him without fear in holiness and...
GOD WILL PRESERVE US!

GOD WILL PRESERVE US!

GOD WILL PRESERVE US!by thebaileydrinkMERRY MONDAY BY PARRIS- Ps 41:1-3 – TPT – God always blesses those who are kind to the poor and helpless. They’re the first ones God helps when they find themselves in any trouble. The Lord will preserve and protect...
Amber’s Story

Amber’s Story

Hello my name is Amber! Since this whole coronavirus outbreak started, I feel like I’ve been in my own personal revival. My relationship with the Lord has become more intimate and my love and trust for Him has gotten stronger! At first I was anxious and aggravated, I...
Anne’s Story

Anne’s Story

Hi my name is Ann! I’ve been at Mary’s Song for 9 months now. Before Mary’s Song my life was a complete disaster. For over 35 years I was an alcoholic and drug user. I was brought up in an abusive home and I ‘ve had 3 abusive marriages. I had no relationship with my...
Anchored

Anchored

By Pastor Kathryn Modica “We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain, where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.”...
DAILY ENCOUNTERS WITH JESUS

DAILY ENCOUNTERS WITH JESUS

Daily Encounters with Jesusby thebaileydrinkMerry Monday by Parris- “Then they drew near unto the village where they were going, and He made as though He would have gone further. But they constrained Him, saying, Abide with us, for it is toward evening, and the...
The Hiding of His Power

The Hiding of His Power

The Hiding of His Power-by thebaileydrinkThe Prayer of Shigionoth MERRY THURSDAY BY PARRIS “And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand; and there was the hiding of his power.” Habakkuk 3:4 My goal is to live by faith in unprecedented...
A LAMB FOR EVERY HOUSEHOLD

A LAMB FOR EVERY HOUSEHOLD

“A LAMB FOR EVERY HOUSEHOLD”by thebaileydrinkMERRY TUESDAY BY PARRIS “Take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their father, a lamb for an house: … the LORD will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses” (Ex....
NO PLAGUE

NO PLAGUE

NO PLAGUEby thebaileydrinkPs.91:11 – No evil shall befall you, Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling; The world, our nation, and our city has suffered the rage of a virus called corona in the last several weeks. Like Jesus said, “men’s hearts are failing...
Sing to your Well

Sing to your Well

They went on to Beer (The Well), where God said to Moses, “Gather the people; I’ll give them water.” That’s where Israel sang this song: Erupt, Well! Sing the Song of the Well, the well sunk by princes, Dug out by the peoples’ leaders digging with their scepters and...
Let Him Touch Your Coffin

Let Him Touch Your Coffin

“Then He came and touched the open coffin, and those who carried him stood still. And He said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.” So he who was dead sat up and began to speak” Luke 7:11 I find it interesting that Jesus touched the coffin instead of the boy. He touched...
I AM JOSEPH!

I AM JOSEPH!

I AM JOSEPH!by thebaileydrinkMERRY MONDAY BY PARRIS-“ Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph; does my father still live?” Gen.45:3 One cannot read this passage of Joseph and move on. Octavius Winslow says; “the whole scene is inimitably beautiful and richly...
RAISE THE DEAD

RAISE THE DEAD

“RAISE THE DEAD!”by thebaileydrinkMerry Monday by Parris: Matthew 10:8 “Heal the sick, raise the dead, cure those with leprosy, and cast out demons. Give as freely as you have received!” NLT Funny how you can read a scripture a million times but all of a sudden...
“God, your God says so”

“God, your God says so”

“God, your God says so”by thebaileydrinkMERRY FRIDAY by Parris – Amos 9:13-15 The Message (MSG) “Yes indeed, it won’t be long now.” God’s Decree. “Things are going to happen so fast your head will swim, one thing fast on the heels of the other. You won’t be able...
VOICES OF CHRISTMAS DAY

VOICES OF CHRISTMAS DAY

Voices of Christmas Day by Pastor Parris Bailey Why do the calves bellow And the donkeys bray? The sheep make all a clatter As if they had something to say. Even the magi have gone on a journey And the king’s heart is amiss. The stars burn of bright and twinkle...
Restoration after Addiction

Restoration after Addiction

Restoration is what the lord has done for my family. For almost 18 years I’ve been in my addiction. During that time, I had very little contact with my stepmom. She was afraid of me but god has now completely restored our relationship. We didn’t even talk before...
Finding Joy in Addiction

Finding Joy in Addiction

Finding Joy in Addiction by Ashley Parker For many years I have been walking in shame and condemnation because of my past. Since i have been praying to be filled with that deep down overwhelming joy that I see so many women have at victory. While on the women’s...
ADVENT! WHEN CHRIST FOLDED HIMSELF

ADVENT! WHEN CHRIST FOLDED HIMSELF

ADVENT! WHEN CHRIST FOLDED HIMSELFby thebaileydrinkMERRY MONDAY BY PARRIS “Then he took the two groups that had been opposed to each other and made them parts of himself; thus he fused us together to become one new person, and at last there was peace.”Eph. 2:15 Brian...
FIRST TIME I SAW YOUR FACE

FIRST TIME I SAW YOUR FACE

FIRST TIME I SAW YOUR FACEby thebaileydrinkPs.24:6 – Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob. I wonder what Mary thought the first time she saw the face of her son Jesus? How much did she comprehend? Did she know He...
BURN ME BEAUTIFUL

BURN ME BEAUTIFUL

“Burn me beautiful”by thebaileydrinkMERRY MERRY BY PARRIS “The Kingdom of the Heavens is like treasure buried in the open country, which a man finds, but buries again, and, in his joy about it, goes and sells all he has and buys that piece of ground.” Matt....
Healed from addiction and Flourishing

Healed from addiction and Flourishing

Since graduating Mary’s Song my life has flourished because of the faith in God and the reliance on the Holy Spirit that the program instilled in me. There, I learned lessons that still ripple throughout my life. Things like the importance of tithing and financing the...
Healed from a 40 year alcohol addiction

Healed from a 40 year alcohol addiction

I am an overcomer by the blood of the Lamb and the Word of my testimony. (Rev.12:11) I grew up in a home with physical, emotional, and sexual abuse by an aunt and uncle. I didn’t realize until I got to Mary’s Song that I blamed my mom and dad for it, and I also blamed...
Changed from addict to Pastor

Changed from addict to Pastor

“You, O God, sent the reviving rain upon your weary inheritance, showers of blessing to refresh it. So there your people settled. And in your kindness, you provided the poor with abundance. God Almighty declares the word of the gospel with power, and the warring women...
Ashleigh’s freedom from addiction

Ashleigh’s freedom from addiction

WELL, MY LIFE WAS A MESS AND SO WAS I BEFORE COMING TO MARY’S SONG. MY STEP-MOM FOUND OUT ABOUT MARY’S SONG AND TOLD ME ABOUT IT WHEN SHE AND MY DAD PICKED ME UP FROM JAIL. I KNEW SOMETHING WAS MISSING FROM MY LIFE IN A PAINFUL WAY. WHEN I FELT THE LORD AT...