Changed

Gladness,exuberance and joy pulsate in harmony

As God gently cradles my soul.

Can you not see, my friends, how

He saves me through His lovely grace,

How He forgives the messiness in my life?

Incrementally, slow,

Oh, so very slow at first,

As I learn to trust in Him.

He tills my heart,

And Love is seeded to grow.

Cynicism fades to nothingness,

Where softness and strength reside

Nailing truth to spirit and courage to my spine.

He teaches how to love a stranger

And He alone saves life from ruin.

All this when, out of my despair,

I shouted: can You really do all this for me?

Oh, friends, do you not remember how I was?

Do you not delight at what you see?

A shard of light shot from the depths of His universe

Carries upon its beam an answer to my prayer.

God’s words so softly spoken

Can easily go unheard

Until sometime later,

When I quiet my being and still my mind:

Ah yes! That is what You say…

Thank You.

Yes, now I see.

Now I understand.

~paulette thibodeau-baker~