You behold me, precious. Your eyes and heart follow me, As a mother, her child. So, here I am, Sometimes happy, Oft’ times soiled, Frequently, lost in distraction. Yet, I lay claim to Your Love. How great and blessed is my future, You designed and destined the waif before You. You cause me and set my … Continue reading
Love Sweeter Than
Your love is sweeter than the honey dripping upon the lover’s tongue, Sweeter than wine that wakens the palate to new delight. Your love is aroma and taste penetrating the heart. It is the roof growing higher, And foundation of my world, Glimpsing heaven and begging it near. Your love is sweeter than my life. … Continue reading
I Am
I Am Your grandeur overwhelms me. You lavish Your splendor, Even on the ordinary, Like grass upon the meadow, And tears welling from the heart. Where can I look that You are not? Even the fallow field, Awaits another day, As a virgin in repose, Seeing, in needful desire, A time of promise and plenty. … Continue reading
The Least and the Last,
May I, the least and the last, Who labor in Your vineyard, None the less, bear fruit, One hundred fold. I dare such dreams, And bear such hope, For though, the meanest, And the smallest, Saints and angels attend me, Together, we labor for Your glory. Some know You explicitly, While others simply wonder at … Continue reading
