A Life-long Learning...

The work and worry of this world

Can bleed a lifetime dry

Its seasoned floors and corridors

Perplex the craving sigh

The crawlspace of ten thousand years

Hinges upon each breath

Eternity and moment-spree

Juxtaposed; life with death

The passageway from Here to There

Is littered with lost tears

Man’s gaudy toast or bravest boast

Cannot assuage our fears

For the Unknown no one can know

Save He who tunes the tides

While mortals curse, the universe

In flawless discourse bides

Annulment wrought by human mind

Though humankind oft tries

Cannot appease with fantasies

This slip-of-skin demise

Where work and worry of this world

Would bleed soul-bearings dry

Lest we adhere with reverent fear

To He who knows the Why

© Janet Martin

 Proverbs 1:7
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

 Job 28:28
And he said to the human race, "The fear of the Lord--that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding."

Psalm 111:10
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise.

Proverbs 9:10
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

 Our son has begun to take a keen interest in world news; esp. politics and the American election campaign. Last night as he voiced some valid fears and I searched for words of reassurance all I could

do was encourage him to be informed but not consumed, because we have no idea what the future holds...but God does and any words of comfort without placing our trust in Him, are meaningless!

Oh, but trust is a life-long learning...

the story behind this hymn here