Far More ...

I sighed with delight at His sunrise...

I wept with delight at His Word

My, I thought as I gazed in ecstasy at the break of day,

what could be more beautiful than this?!

Then, I opened His Word and He showed me...

Ephesians 2:19-22

Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers,

 but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household, 

20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, 

with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. 

21 In him the whole building is joined together 

and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. 

22 And in him you too are being built together 

to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.

Far more than Mercy we bear witness to as heavens pale

And star-galaxies disappear, as morning rends night’s veil

Far more than naked eye observes of wonders to behold

Of earth and its fulness thereof ‘neath daybreak’s blush and gold

While we grapple with outer fringes of love’s boundless store

Forbid we miss what hinges This to fathoms of far more

Far more than the order of seasons and all they bestow

Of bud to bloom and leaf that lilts then falls like autumn snow

Of winter’s bit ‘o bluster before flowers frill the fence

Or bit o’ boast we muster because of His kind diligence

While what we see sparks poetry and stirs us to the core

Forbid we miss the Holy Kiss of ever so much more

Far more than food and drink or ink to fill the sky with prose

Far more than speech can clarify to those who just suppose

Far more than fellowship where numbered days have staked their claim

Where moments slip like falling stars and nothing stays the same

While we learn to adjust as time and change rush undeterred

Forbid we miss the Best There Is from God to man; His Word

Far more to mentor perfect peace than this world can achieve

Far more to help sweet hope increase when doubt tries to deceive

A wellspring beyond measure to feed heart and soul and mind

A vault of priceless treasure only they who seek will find

While from the cradle to the grave where many gods compete

Forbid we miss The Best There Is as faith and Father meet

Forbid we miss the Genesis to Revelation boon

Forbid we miss the sacred bliss as man and God commune

Where new day spills and beauty thrills the hunger of our gaze

Forbid we miss the wonder from His Word of ancient days

While we are here with opportunity to search His Book

Forbid we miss His promises because we didn’t look

The One whose ways we cannot comprehend loves you and me

A Comforter and Friend, His Word, the Truth that sets us free

His Spirit ministers to all who trust and taste and see

His Voice transcends Time’s thrall through divine edict and decree

While Goodness through the ages brims from pages to the soul

Forbid we never find the fount where faith can be made whole

© Janet Martin

Psalm 37:4-5

Delight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

5 Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.