A Divine Work of Art

Sooner or later, one way or another we will all shoulder cares and face challenges!

What a comfort to know, One goes before us, even as He is with us!

Ps. 34:7-10 (read the whole glorious chapter HERE)

The [a]angel of the Lord encamps all around those who fear Him,

And delivers them.

Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good;

Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!

9Oh, fear the Lord, you His saints!

There is no [b]want to those who fear Him.

10The young lions lack and suffer hunger;

But those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing.

Ps.139:1-6 (Read the whole wonderful chapter HERE)

O Lord, You have searched me and known me.

2You know my sitting down and my rising up;

You understand my thought afar off.

3You [a]comprehend my path and my lying down,

And are acquainted with all my ways.

4For there is not a word on my tongue,

But behold, O Lord, You know it altogether.

5You have [b]hedged me behind and before,

And laid Your hand upon me.

6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;

It is high, I cannot attain it

I wonder what this poem would have turned into if I had been able to finish it on Friday

Before Duty beauty hailed...

On Saturday morning I added another few stanzas

 after prepping some food for a family reunion,

before we left...

Hello, on this Monday morning,

on this beginning of

who-knows-but-One-what

this-week-holds🙏

This morning after dropping Jim off at his work

 while waiting for a little country store to open

so I could get supplies for today's tomato canning

I had a few extra minutes to delight in

September scenery!

Dawn blushes on the east

A divine work of art

God’s renewed mercy spreads a feast

To keep faith strong in heart

The veil of night is torn

Daylight, a beaming bloom

That breaks star-studded bud with morn

Where rose and thorn resume

…where faith fights foes of fear

Where tears and laughter meld

To mold echo-mementos dear

From moments briefly held

Dawn’s lease of highs and lows

And all points in between

Soon succumbs to dusk’s curtain-close

And worlds of What Has Been

Before night draws its shade

Across the glade and glen

Let’s take this day the Lord has made

To Honor Him, Amen

Let's partake of the feast

God's rich mercies provide

Behold, dawn blushes on the east

Faith, hope and love abide

...a divine work of art 

From He who grants enough

To fit us to do our part

To live a life of love 

© Janet Martin

Dawn’s lease of highs and lows

And all points in between

Soon succumbs to dusk’s curtain-close

And worlds of What Has Been...

MORNING HAS BROKEN - Cat Stevens (Lyrics)