Three Word Wonderment

Lest we get consumed by doom and gloom headlines...

by dread and doubt,

A reminder of everlasting truth inspiring utter thankfulness

 The Ray that rends night's sky...

This is no vain cliché

Of insignificance

This washes our sins away

With sacred sufferance

This is ‘Never Alone’

The anchor for the soul

Goodness and mercy’s cornerstone

For faith to be made whole

This is no common phrase

To hear then disregard

This is the strength for our days

Through Hands, faithful and scarred

This is God's kiss unfurled

Salvation’s origin

This is life to a dying world

To break the curse of sin

This is no utterance

Of meritless acclaim

This is creation’s countenance

The power in God’s name

Beauty that never dies

Wonder that cannot cease

The covenant that satisfies

The crux of perfect peace

The shelter of a Wing

While wild, time’s tempests toss

The comfort in our suffering

The glory of the cross

The bedrock of belief

Courage to face the foe

The solace in our pain and grief

The grace whereby we go

The sweetness in our song

The dawning of delight

The happiness when things go wrong

The armor for the fight

That which does not forsake

To cheer us on and up

The worth in every breath we take

The sparkle in life’s cup

The Ray that rends night's sky

The Voice that calms our dread

The Law no law can nullify

The scapegoat in our stead

This is our joy complete 

No void of want contends

This is Enough for all we meet

Nothing this Truth transcends

This is no trite maxim

No hollow platitude

This is a Light that cannot dim

The heart of gratitude

A boundless sympathy

Beneath, around, above

The hope of all humanity

In three words ‘God is love’

© Janet Martin

Because God is love

1 John 4:8