Saturday, February 26, 2022

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.

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