Pastor Bertha L. Howard Thompson

THOMPSON FAMILY

IT IS WITH FOND MEMORIES TODAY, MOTHER THOMPSON WAS MY VERY FIRST PASTOR WHEN I RECEIVED THE HOLY GHOST AT BETHEL FIRST BORN CHURCH. I SERVED AND WORK WITH HER OVER TWENTY YEARS OR MORE IN THE CHURCH, IN REVIVALS, FELLOWSHIP SERVICES AND OTHER PROGRAM, MOTHER THOMPSON WAS AN INSPIRATION O US ALL, A DEDICATED SERVANT OF THE MOST HIGH, SHE WAS A CREDIT TO HER CALLING AND WORK FOR CHRIST. IT WAS HER NUMBER GOAL TO HELP OTHER GET SAVED, AND THROUGH HER LIFE AND SERVICE I...

In My Pocket

I have memories in my pocket.
They rattle among the change.

My memories of you are treasures I carry wherever I go.

They are stored in bits and pieces, parts of a beautiful whole
They give me comfort when I think I am alone.

Yes, I have memories in my pocket, like so much other stuff I keep there.

But of all the treasures I have, it’s the memories of you that are the most precious.