Willing to Share KNOWING CHRIST!

Hello, Everyone!

       Hope you can enjoy a book I (we-Nancy & I) are offering – KNOWING CHRIST, based on essays & songs I have written through the years on my love for Jesus and my personal interpretation of him.  I chose as a cover a picture of a little girl about the age of 3 or so looking at herself in a mirror and really enjoying what she is seeing.  That picture for me says it all – Look at the life before you and celebrate it.  I do believe Jesus would applaud the notion – and my book argues accordingly.

       Essentially, however, I believe that Life is a Gift – not a loan - as I offer in my song below.  Review that song below, if you will, and judge by it if you want a copy of my book KNOWING CHRIST.  If you want a copy, let me know – and presto, I (we) will see you get one.  Ask and you will receive.  Alright? 

       For what it’s worth, a lot of my belief and thinking about Jesus stems from two gospels banned by the church in the 4^th Century – THE GOSPEL OF THOMAS and THE GOSPEL OF MARY MAGDALENE.  Just because something is banned by some should not mean it should be banned by everyone; but if you do not take any trouble to review what has been banned by some, how can you know you would have banned it too?  My writings are largely based on taking the trouble to review books long ago banned, but maybe wrongly so.  Quite frankly, upon review, I find the two banned gospels of mention absolute gems – and I highly encourage others to review them too.  Perhaps my writings can aid in opening some doors.  If so, they are sure worth my trouble in pursuing the issues.

       Like the book I am offering, if you think it will please you, there are nine others you can access – either digitally or soft copy wise – via my websites.  OK? Also, feel Welcome to take a look at any of the books and videos I am making available via francisbessler.com – and any of my ongoing blogs I am adding to my una-bella-vita.com website. 

       Also, due to being encouraged to join Twitter by my website handlers – Crile, Laora, and Manas, I am now on Twitter too – under the tag of Francis William Bessler.  I plan to submit an inspirational type tweet a day within Twitter.  If you do not access Twitter and would like my tweet of the day, email me at willieb@wyoming.com – and I will pass it along via email.  Alright? 

       Let me leave you with my song LIFE IS A GIFT.  Enjoy it as you can and will – and if you like it, you may like my book KNOWING CHRIST too.  If so, as I said, Ask and you will Receive.  For what it’s worth, KNOWING CHRIST is about 380 pages, but I requested it to be printed in a larger font than normal to make it easier to read for folks who might find that helpful.  Keep in mind, too, that you do not need to depend on me for a copy of KNOWING CHRIST or any of my 10 books.  You can order a copy of whatever you like via my websites.  OK?

THANKS!

Bye for Now!  Be In Touch!

Gently,

Francis William (Sonny, Frank, Will) Bessler &

Loving and Supportive Wife, Nancy Shaw

LIFE IS A GIFT

By

Francis William Bessler

Laramie, Wyoming

6/9/2011; modified a bit: 10/17/2018

Note:

I wrote the Refrain and first two verses of this walking from my home to Burger King in Laramie, Wyoming.  While at Burger King, I encountered a young mother holding a bundle in her arms.  In that bundle was a 1 month old baby named Victoria.  After looking at Victoria, I proceeded to my booth and wrote the third verse.  So, let me dedicate this song to Little Vickie and all the mothers & babies in the world.

REFRAIN:

Life is a gift, My Friend.

There’s no need to moan.

At least in my opinion, that is so.

I like to treat my wonderful body

that my soul does own

like it’s a gift from God & Love –

and not a loan.

Who should treat a gift

like they are (they’re) ashamed of it?

Who should treat a gift

like it is full of sin?

Who should treat a gift

like it’s a curse in disguise?

Let’s all celebrate our lives

by praising them with delight.

Refrain.

I wonder why it is

we’ve seen life as wrong

when it should be so clear

to any singing this song

that life has always been

right for animals & plants.

So, Let us humans follow

that same worthy path.

Refrain.

I didn’t make my life

and neither, Friend, did you.

Just think back to your birth

and you can know the truth.

All life comes from another

and that makes all life a gift.

So, let us all be thankful

as we live and let live.

Refrain (several times).

BECOME A CHILD

A Poem

By

Francis William Bessler

Atlanta, Georgia

1984

It’s time, My Friends,

that we took a different look

and begin to see life in a very different way.

It’s time, My Friends,

that we read a different book

and begin to be as children,

each and every day.

It’s time, My Friends,

that we stopped listening to fools

who know not of wisdom,

but claim to be of God.

It’s time, My Friends,

that we opened another school

that teaches not of swords –

and offers guidance with a nod.

Look at the love of a child –

and let it be your own.

Don’t pretend to be a master

because you have grown.

A little girl or a woman –

why should there be a difference?

A little boy or a man –

there’s no change in essence.

It’s time, My Friends,

that we begin anew –

Close your eyes

and forget the sins of the past.

It’s time, My Friends,

that another picture we drew.

Open your eyes again –

to see a truth that will last.

It’s time, My Friends,

that we learn to admire the child –

Forget the line of arrogance

we crossed when we matured.

It’s time, My Friends,

that we embrace the kind and wild

so that we can finally say –

truth and peace will endure.

It’s time, My Friends,

that virtue, not sin, survives.

Yes, My Friends, it’s time –

that each of us becomes a child.