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    Let’S Get Together on Earth Before Taking off on the Road to Heaven
    Let’S Get Together on Earth Before Taking off on the Road to Heaven
    Let’S Get Together on Earth Before Taking off on the Road to Heaven
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    Let’S Get Together on Earth Before Taking off on the Road to Heaven

    By Al Hall

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    Many people on Earth look forward to their eventual time in Heaven. They speak of Heaven as a lofty, perfect place where they will be surrounded by love and humanity turned divine. However, these same people seem to shrink from human contact while on Earth. They miss the opportunity to connect with their brethren, looking to the sky as they walk the ground.

    Poet Al Hall looks forward to Heaven, but through his inspired words he hopes to reveal the interconnectedness of human life on this planet and how best to utilize our limited time here. He encourages us to cherish togetherness during this short period of time on Earth before taking off on the road to Heaven. Its time to slow down and take a look around, preparing for Heaven but not living there already.

    True, nothing on Earth is perfect. Politicians make vocal blunders. Humans get irritated and angry at each other over nothing more than miscommunication or perhaps a wrong note in church choir. Its time we stopped pulling each other down and lifted each other heavenward instead. Enjoy worship, laughter, celebration, and falling in love. Heaven will one day be home, but for now, Hall encourages us to live imperfectly but with joy and forgiveness.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisheriUniverse
    Release dateJan 23, 2015
    ISBN9781491739426
    Let’S Get Together on Earth Before Taking off on the Road to Heaven
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    Al Hall

    Al Hall is a native of Prentiss, Mississippi. He received his postsecondary education at Jackson State University, the University of Connecticut, and Western New Mexico University. This is Hall’s fifth book of poetry in The Prelude Collection. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia.

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      Let’S Get Together on Earth Before Taking off on the Road to Heaven - Al Hall

      LET’S GET TOGETHER ON EARTH BEFORE TAKING OFF ON THE ROAD TO HEAVEN

      Copyright © 2015 Al Hall.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

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      ISBN: 978-1-4917-3941-9 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4917-5949-3 (hc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4917-3942-6 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2014921695

      iUniverse rev. date: 01/13/2015

      Contents

      Acknowledgments

      Foreword

      Preface

      SECTION I    OH, COME! LET’S WORSHIP THE LORD!

      Welcome to the Worship Service

      A Tribute to All Church Ushers

      The Fervent Prayer

      Keep Blessing Me with Your Love

      I’m Trusting in My Savior

      Lord, We Need Your Touch

      Jesus, My Lord, I Love You

      I Praise You, Lord

      Follow Ezra’s Example, and Open the Book

      Why Are You Blocking the Door to Heaven?

      SECTION II    A GOOD LAUGH CAN CANCEL YOUR FROWN

      They Preached Him up to Heaven

      Is a Little Red Ant Interrupting Your Life?

      A Dedicated Member of Bedside Baptist

      I Can’t Keep Dragging Holiness Around

      Choir Director’s Communiqué

      I’m Trying to Get to Heaven

      A Tribute to Members of the Senior Ministry

      I Am Certainly More Holy Than You

      So Glad to Be a Baptist

      Can You Trust Your Secondhand God?

      SECTION III    POEMS FOR MEN’S MINISTRY CELEBRATIONS

      Dwelling Together in Unity

      Men: Leading Others to Jesus Christ

      Men: Guided by God’s Powerful Hand

      Getting Ready for Baptist Men’s Day

      SECTION IV    WHEN TWO PEOPLE FALL IN LOVE

      One Step from the Altar

      Come into My Life Forever

      When You Came into My Life

      Do You Know Whose Heart This Is?

      Extend a Welcome to Love

      No Other Love

      SECTION V    A CHALLENGE TO YOUNG PEOPLE

      Opportunity Knocks but Will Not Break In

      You, Too, Should Have a Dream

      A Breath of Danger

      Aim for the Sky

      You Just Wait and See

      My Soul Keeps Searching

      Sin Must Die

      SECTION VI    JOY TO THE WORLD!

      An Approach to Christmas

      Celebrate the Light

      Savior of the World

      Let’s Celebrate the Holiday Season

      It’s Just after Christmas

      SECTION VII    THE CAPITOL HILL TRILOGY

      THE CAPITOL HILL TRILOGY - PART 1

      A Severe Case of FMD (Foot-in-Mouth Disease)

      THE CAPITOL HILL TRILOGY - PART 2

      I Need to Clear Up This Matter!

      THE CAPITOL HILL TRILOGY - PART 3

      It Seems That I’ll Have to Face the Music

      SECTION VIII    REMEMBERING THOSE WHO HAVE GONE TO THEIR ETERNAL REST

      A TRIBUTE TO REVEREND DR. JOHN O. PETERSON SR.

      Man of God Called to Serve

      IN MEMORY OF TRAYVON MARTIN

      Whose Son Was Trayvon Martin?

      IN MEMORY OF LILLIE BRAXTON KLINE

      She Was a Mother to Hundreds Who Came

      A TRIBUTE TO LONEY STEWART

      Willing to Help Somebody Else

      IN MEMORY OF DIXIE REE HALL BROOKS

      And Now She’s Going Home

      A TRIBUTE TO JACQUELINE LAMAR HENRY GREEN

      A Great Source of Musical Light

      IN MEMORY OF ALVIN JEROME SYDNOR

      His Soul Shall Dwell at Ease

      Celebrating Black History

      SECTION IX    A TRIBUTE TO PEOPLE WHO ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE

      TRILOGY: A TRIBUTE TO PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA

      THE BARACK OBAMA TRILOGY, PART 1

      Why Do You Hate Him So?

      THE BARACK OBAMA TRILOGY, PART 2

      Yes, Things Are Getting Better

      THE BARACK OBAMA TRILOGY, PART 3

      I’m Trying to Do My Job

      A TRIBUTE TO REVEREND DR. HOWARD-JOHN WESLEY

      Celebrating in the Name of the Lord

      A TRIBUTE TO REVEREND DR. FAYE SAVAGE GUNN

      This Precious Jewel We Have Found

      A TRIBUTE TO MRS. RUBY GERALDINE HALL WILLIAMS

      A Mother’s Love Comes Shining Through

      A TRIBUTE TO HONORABLE JUDGE GREG MATHIS

      All Rise for Judge Greg Mathis!

      SECTION X    UNDER THIS CANOPY OF HAPPINESS AND SORROW

      Light Skin versus Dark Skin

      He Wouldn’t Take Time to Listen

      Can’t You See That She Is in Need?

      My Eyes Are Fountains of Tears

      Be Careful Where You Store Your Treasures

      Wars Over There versus Wars Over Here

      What Color Is the Loss of Life?

      Enjoying This Planet Called Earth

      I Wish Those Clouds Could Be Dust

      End Notes

      This book is dedicated to

      Dr. Mabel Hall Pittman Middleton

      Jackson, Mississippi

      My high school English teacher

      Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin

      Parents of

      Trayvon Martin

      This book is also dedicated to

      people who are responsible for positive change in the world,

      worshippers, musicians, seniors, church ushers,

      young people who are trying to find their way, and

      anyone who has been, or wishes to be, in love.

      Acknowledgments

      Thanks to those who provided invaluable feedback and encouragement during the production and publication of this book. My sincere gratitude goes to everyone who assisted in any way. I would like to give special recognition to the following:

      Reviewers

      Reverend Samuel Nixon Jr.—Alexandria, Virginia

      Dr. Sedric Roberts—Fort Washington, Maryland

      Minister Lisa Bailey-Harper—Alexandria, Virginia

      Charles Perkins—Lanham, Maryland

      Tazh Hall—Tallahassee, Florida

      Technical Support

      Johnny President—Springfield, Virginia

      Djawa Hall—North Palm Beach, Florida

      iUniverse Staff

      The Author’s Photo

      Earl Stafford Sr.—McLean, Virginia

      Artistic Consultants and Interior Design

      iUniverse Staff

      Cover Design

      Earl Stafford Sr.—McLean, Virginia

      Rania Nazhat—Fairfax, Virginia

      iUniverse Staff

      Foreword

      What a refreshing experience to delve into the poetic framework and tapestry of life that Deacon Al Hall offers in this work! He brings us up close and personal to our observations about life! This poetic field of bursting imagery dances into our minds and hearts in a most revelatory and engaging way. To treat the aspects of thought and controversy around President Barack Obama, open up the context of happiness and sorrow, and lift up in tribute those among us who have made and are making a difference is expressed in a most exciting and creative flow of thought and rendered text. This work brings out many dimensions of our black church experiences, from the admiration of cooking to the significance of sin and salvation. Deacon Hall treats men’s ministries, music ministries, and love at the altar in

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