I'm making it through this nightmare as best I know how and the only way I know is through our LORD and Savior JESUS CHRIST of Nazareth, The SON of the ALMIGHTY LIVING GOD. This year alone I have suffered the loss of a dear and close friend whom I loved and adored, my precious grandmother and now the superstar of my hopes and dreams: Michael Jackson. Like millions of others the grief has been at times to seem unbearable. Yet through the Grace of GOD I am able to still see the sunshine through the rain. "Your dead will live. Their corpses will rise. Those who lie dead in the dust will wake up and shout for joy, because your dew is a refreshing dew, and the earth will revive the spirits of the dead" Isaiah 26:19. We can all take comfort in knowing that death does not mean the end. We can also take comfort in knowing that Michael believed in JESUS and sought to live a CHRIST-like life, covered in the Blood of JESUS. And He will indeed partake in the resurrection of the dead through The SON of GOD. Can you think of any other human being who deserves it more? And in this we can surely REJOICE in the LORD for HIS gifts and HIS blessings he has bestowed upon men, because GOD is GOOD!

I grew up listening and watching Michael Jackson from birth. I was a very little girl when Thriller was released and it is my earliest memory of music. To say Michael was a part of my childhood would be a gross understatement - He WAS my childhod! All major milestones of my first years on this Earth are touched in some way by Michael Jackson. He is a living part of my heart, my soul, my mind. I became interested in music and dance because of him which ultimately became my passion.

When mama bought us the Thriller album 1984, it was the first thing we put on in the morning and the last thing we took off at night. I'll never forget the immeasurable joy and happiness Michael gave to us! We danced and danced and danced - it was like a magical dream. I'll never forget those beautiful memories all because of him. The love, the warmth, the laughter - Michael Jackson was a true Angel. His image evoked something powerful within me. His eyes mesmerized me all through my life... many days I would think about the beauty of his eyes. As a woman, now I know that the eyes are the windows to the soul, and his soul has got to be the most beautiful thing I have ever experienced.

I think about my life, with my family, and I remember how Michael brought us together. Whenever there was something special coming on the television about Michael, we would all go to grandma's house and gather around the big t.v. in the living room with excitement and anticipation. There was an energy in the air that was so enchanting, it was different from anything else I have felt before. Michael was truly our King! And when he performed our hearts leaped and our souls beamed, basking in the glow of the energy and the spirit he so graciously shared through his amazing GOD given talents. You could literally FEEL him! You could feel his passion and love for the art, for his fans, for the world. This man gave all that he had to us and for that I am forever gratfeul.

A PRAYER

I made this prayer for all who need an uplift of the spirit, some encouragement and perhaps some peace in dealing with the physical loss of our Angel Michael: Holy and Awesome FATHER GOD ALMIGHTY in the Name of JESUS help us to learn to trust in YOU. FATHER help us to strengthen our faith in YOU. I come before YOU FATHER on behalf of my brothers and sisters all over the world strickened with grief over the physical death of our super star Michael Jackson. We're needing YOU FATHER GOD right now, each and every moment of each day. Watch over us and protect us from all evil, deliver us from the hands of the enemy which comes to destroy us - especially in our times of distress and weakness. Cover us in the Blood of JESUS from the crown of our heads to the soles of our feet. LORD GOD touch us with The HOLY SPIRIT every day and every night. FATHER GOD I'm praying for YOUR mercy and YOUR blessings: blessings of good health and strength of the mind, the body and the soul; overflowing and abundant energy and vitality. LORD GOD I'm praying for a special peace, YOUR peace that only YOU can give us in our souls when we choose to place our faith in YOU. Lead us and guide us on the right path and the right direction, make straight your way before us so that we will not lean towards the left or to the right, but keep our eyes forever on YOU - YOUR love, YOUR LIGHT, YOUR word. We need YOU Father GOD to move for us in a big and miraculous way! We come before you humbly LORD asking for your forgiveness of all of our sins. We ask for your forgiveness of those who have taken their lives because of this tragedy. In love and compassion FATHER GOD, I know that Michael possibly was the only hope they had in life and his passing broke their spirits. Have mercy FATHER GOD in the name of JESUS. And for those lingering on the edge LORD GOD fill us with all of the good things of YOUR HOUSE and YOUR Holy Temple. Bless us with YOUR Supernatural GLORY that only YOU can provide. Heal us with YOUR Supernatural Almighty Healing Power. Save us FATHER GOD, preserve us as we travel on this path of life. Bless us with courage of heart and soul, supernatural revelation, trust and a solid faith in YOU. We thank YOU FATHER for each and every single blessing and gift YOU have bestowed upon us - including the gift of your beautiful child Michael Jackson who gave us so much joy and happiness in life. We love YOU FATHER GOD, we adore YOU and we Thank YOU. In the Mighty name of JESUS I pray, GLORY to GOD, amen.