Praising Him
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PRAISE YOU, JESUS!
No hospital bed with sterile sheets,
No room for them in the inn,
As Mary and Joseph sought refuge,
Not even the comfort of kin.
No nurse to attend Mary’s labor
That holy first Christmas morn.
No doctor to make the delivery
When the Great Physician was born.
‘Twas not a fancy cradle
In which the Christ Child lay,
But just a lowly manger
On a soft bed of hay.
We love you, precious Jesus,
For wanting us for your own,
For coming and suffering and dying
To provide our eternal home.
Praise Him with Me!
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About the Book
Praising Him presents an inspiring collection of heartfelt poetry written by Mary Johnson at age eighty-nine. Between the ages of eighty and ninety, she wrote three books, covering them lovingly with wallpaper so she could give them freely to everyone. In Him was the first book to be published in 2012. Praising Him was written in 2003 and was her second book. Just Meditating will be published soon.
Mary’s poetry shared her personal relationship with her Savior. Some poems simply gave praise to the Lord. Many poems spoke of Jesus’s cruel death on the cross. She spoke of looking forward to heaven and of being sure you are going there. She gave glory to God who created man and our miraculous bodies. She examined prophecies regarding the end times, always pointing to the Bible and Jesus’s example for our lives.
Her lifetime of Bible study and love of the scripture was evident in her poetry. Through this knowledge, she referenced her poetry to the passage that inspired it. Mary’s faith and dedication to her Savior was demonstrated through her life of service and giving to others. Her life was an inspiration to her family, her numerous church friends, and her community. Her family was blessed to be able to share their mother’s gift of poetry with you.
About the Author
Mary W. Johnson was born in 1914 in Wauchula, Florida. Her father was a Baptist minister, who also farmed to support the family. Mary was the youngest with six brothers. She graduated from Florida Southern College with a teaching degree in 1940. She married Bernie Johnson June 2nd of the same year. She raised four children Bernice, Bill, LeAnn, and Ray. Mary had many domestic and creative skills. She could make and fix anything, often using her special weather-strip adhesive. Mary taught first grade for many years. She taught Sunday School and later on Bible Studies. She became a Bible scholar, studying it daily. Her God-given gift of poetry came to her at age 80.. Mary artisticly made Christmas cards with a poem inside. She wrote and made three books of poetry which she covered with wallpaper beautifully. She was a founding member of Scott Lake Baptist Church of Lakeland, Florida. Mary lovingly read her poetry at The Lighthouse Mission supported by her church. Her indelible imprint was not only on her family, but the 150 plus that attended her ninetieth birthday party celebration at church. Mary was very young at heart and loved adventure. Mary used to say “Go” was her middle name. She was a lot of fun to be with. She went parasailing at age 90 and a few weeks before she passed away went for a motorcycle ride with the “Faithriders” from her church. She always had a smile on her face up until the very end when she passed away of cancer in 2007 at age 93.