So Much More Than Meets the Eye...

 Above a world of hurt, hope unfurls the golden banner

of another day of grace; 

the grace whereby we are saved from eternal righteous wrath to come!

Why righteous? see verse below

 For God has not appointed us to suffer wrath, 

but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.  

He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, 

we may live together with Him.

Therefore encourage and build one another up, 

just as you are already doing. 

1 Thess.5:9-11

So much more than meets our vision, everybody knows

Longing, like a thorny pinion hoists the glorious rose

Morning, like a beaming matron flings dark shades ajar

Draws us from slumber’s oblivion to the way things are

Trouble’s tests of trust and courage never leave us long

God, with faithful love and mercy always leads us on

Hope, hinged to hardship and heartache vexes vanity

Like a rebel balks beneath Supreme Authority  

Self must bow beneath the scepter of Hope’s gracious Lord

Where His word, like Eden’s nectar leaves our souls restored

For without Hope, Heaven-worthy, where would mankind be?

God, with faithful love and mercy cares for you and me

We, inclined to nurse the foibles of want’s wish and whim

Without our share of troubles would not reach for Him

He, whose ways escape the logic of the mortal mind

Pleads, but does not pry the clenched fist, with laws love-designed

Where His Word unfurls glimpses of more than meets the eye

While His faithful love and mercy holds hope’s banner high

© Janet Martin