Category: Contemplation

I Wonder

by Lucy M. Young

When Christ was born in Bethlehem,
Born in a bare and lowly stall,
The angels caroled joyously,
Wise men and shepherds heard their call.
I wonder, do they still?

The sky was filled with radiance,
The bright star showed the way to Him;
Glory shown around the stable,
Cattle knelt in awe of Him.
I wonder, do they still?

The night awoke to heavenly singing,
People came from near and far
With love and hope to worship Him,
Guided by the wondrous star.
I wonder, do they still?

We reverently await His coming,
Surrounded by a troubled earth;
Naught can shake our faith in Jesus,
Or the wonder of His birth.
Oh, yes, we love Him still.

No more wondering, no more doubting,
God's great love surrounds us all;
And the star will ever guide us
To that lowly Bethlehem stall.
We know He loves us still.

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The Cycle

by Lucy M. Young

One day the trees were clad in gorgeous garments, red and gold,
A radiant display that filled my heart with joy;
Then came the storm.
The rain exploded in a torrent of sound upon the roof;
The wind tore shrieking holes in saturated air.
The next day when I looked the trees were bare -
Brown lacy etchings hung against a ragged sky -
But now the ground was carpeted in emerald, crimson, gold,
Autumn's last defiant fling ere winter's bleakness.

How fleeting is our time on earth!
How fickle blow the storms of life
To change our days from joy to despair;
But may our autumns bloom in colors splendid -
The celebration of a life of usefulness and service -
Then peaceful sleep,
Awakening in the spring of life eternal
To start again the never-ending cycle.

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Good Friday

by Lucy M. Young

On this day two thousand years ago
He suffered cruelly on the cross and died for us.
Today we are still crucifying Him with our sinful ways.
Daily we drive the nails into His precious body;
His teachings are forgotten or ignored.

We love not one another as He asked.
We judge and covet, envy, lie and cheat.
Self-centered, greedy, grasping,
We struggle to pile up and hoard the riches of the earth.

Heaven's treasures disregarded, we fail to see the needs of others.
We ask forgiveness while failing to forgive.
And then we wonder why we have to suffer;
Why we are beset by sickness, pain and sorrow, tragedy and loss.

Wouldn't you think we'd learn?



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