Thursday, September 21, 2006
STARS AND RAINBOWS.....
When I am sad I go back to poetry I’ve written earlier. I know the sorrow that drove the pen in each line and I respect the honest grief. Life doesn’t always turn out the way we want and sometimes even when it does it doesn‘t bring the happiness we had hoped for. There are days of grief but as surely as they come we know we will get beyond it and life will again be rich and meaningful.
Loss is something we all share……some more than others but we all plumb the depths of emotion when a loved one or a pet is taken from us. We know they are past all pain and fear….uncertainty….and our reach. But we ultimately know a loving Savior has them in His care. That is enough to give us hope again………
Tuffy, this is for you!!
STARS AND RAINBOWS
For every dark and fearful hour
God calls on us to bear,
He gives us ways to praise Him
And blessings we can share.
He only takes the sun away
So we can see His stars….
The glory of His heavens
And the beauty that is ours.
He hangs the clouds along the sky
Because we need the rain,
And then He sends a rainbow
Till the sun comes out again.
So look for stars and rainbows
Forget the clouds of gray,
They’re only with us for a while
And soon will roll away.
Our loving Father is sure to give
More faith if we believe….
But even He can send no more
Than we are able to receive.
Believe with all the faith you have
And always look above,
He’ll send you stars and rainbows
And His showers will be love.
Written January 13, 1998
Essentially Esther
Loss is something we all share……some more than others but we all plumb the depths of emotion when a loved one or a pet is taken from us. We know they are past all pain and fear….uncertainty….and our reach. But we ultimately know a loving Savior has them in His care. That is enough to give us hope again………
Tuffy, this is for you!!
STARS AND RAINBOWS
For every dark and fearful hour
God calls on us to bear,
He gives us ways to praise Him
And blessings we can share.
He only takes the sun away
So we can see His stars….
The glory of His heavens
And the beauty that is ours.
He hangs the clouds along the sky
Because we need the rain,
And then He sends a rainbow
Till the sun comes out again.
So look for stars and rainbows
Forget the clouds of gray,
They’re only with us for a while
And soon will roll away.
Our loving Father is sure to give
More faith if we believe….
But even He can send no more
Than we are able to receive.
Believe with all the faith you have
And always look above,
He’ll send you stars and rainbows
And His showers will be love.
Written January 13, 1998
Essentially Esther