A Rare and Gleaming God-send; Today

Wild flowers drive wonder wild with worship...

or, is it worship wild with wonder??

Thank-you, thank-you!!

Dear God and dear property-owner 💖🙏

On my way home from lunch with my mother-in-law today

I stopped at this field, which I glimpsed as we 'flew' by yesterday...

Nothing can steal the thunder of wonder awakened by

God’s word and handiwork bursting with earnest ‘Here AM I’

A rare and gleaming God-send rends the air and wends its way

To where we are to raise the bar of recompense's prey

Where what is past is cast in Bygone’s everlasting wake

Where every morn mercy reborn grants every breath we take

Where beckoning, response and reckoning subtly become

Without a shadow of a doubt, a lifetime’s sacred sum

Ah, what more can we ask for than the anchor of the soul

Than God’s unreserved fervency of love enough for all

Than knowing He is able; faith’s foothold stable, secure

In awesome promises He gave to stave the Tempter’s lure

He leads us, not into temptation but to holiness

Guiding the meek and seeking into paths of righteousness

Nothing can steal the thunder of wonder awakened by

God’s word and handiwork bursting with earnest ‘Here AM I’

God, give us ears to hear till it is You for which we yearn

And it is You that others see through faith’s humble return

Where a great cloud of witnesses lavishes sky and sod

And we, once proud have bowed in eternal worship to God

A rare and gleaming God-send rends the air and wends its way

To where we are; let’s raise the bar of recompense Today

For, what is past is cast in Bygone’s everlasting wake

But, every morn mercy reborn grants every breath we take

Where beckoning, response and reckoning subtly become

Without a shadow of a doubt, true worship’s sacred sum

© Janet Martin

Yesterday our worship service was opened with Psalm 89

Here are a few glorious excerpts-

11 The heavens are yours, and yours also the earth;
    you founded the world and all that is in it...

14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne;
    love and faithfulness go before you.
15 Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you,
    who walk in the light of your presence, Lord.
16 They rejoice in your name all day long;
    they celebrate your righteousness.
17 For you are their glory and strength,
    and by your favor you exalt our horn.[d]
18 Indeed, our shield[e] belongs to the Lord,
    our king to the Holy One of Israel.

This is My Father's World