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Tuesday, March 9, 2021

More Than a Birthday Poem...


Twenty years old!
How can it be?!
No more teenagers in the family!
We are all blessed by your kind, sweet and sunny personality!
God bless you, Dear Daughter, as you seek to honour Him
with your choices, hopes and dreams




This is more than a birthday poem
To wish you happiness
More than a toast to hopes and dreams
And their smiling success
More than sweet sentiment’s flourish
Of tender, loving care
This is more than a birthday wish
My dear, it is a prayer

A prayer, that He who has begun
His lovely work in you
Would always be the Faithful One
You trust to see it through
A prayer for God’s grace to bestow
Faith enough to proceed
Knowing for all we cannot know
He knows just what we need

This is a prayer for joy and peace
(for this is happiness)
A prayer that wisdom would increase
And with it, thankfulness
A prayer that life returns to you
The loveliness you give
That God will shine His face on you
For as long as you live

© Janet Martin

The Lord bless you and keep you;
25 The Lord make His face shine upon you,
And be gracious to you;
26 The Lord [a]lift up His countenance upon you,
And give you peace.” ’

Num.6: 24-26

2 comments:

I hope you enjoyed your pause on this porch and thank-you for your visit!