Preface: I have invited friends and colleagues to share their writing with me so I can post it on the Don’t Waste Your Retirement blog. This poem is a beautiful word from the Lord that my dear friend of over 4 decades shared with us this past year. Everyone needs to enjoy it! She lives in Texas and Colorado, which explains some of the references to nature. Enjoy reading and let it lift your spirits in this season of life where we actually have time to ponder God’s amazing love for us.
Why
by Sue Gordon
Why do the fluffy, puffy clouds glow
Why is the sun so brilliantly vibrant
Why are the flowers constantly parading their beauty
And why, my God, do you love me?
Why is the sky a majesty of solid blue
Why at other times is it dark and angry heralding an on coming storm
Why does the glory of a double rainbow appear out of nowhere only to quickly disappear
And why, my God, do you love me?
Why do the trees shimmer their golden brilliance
Why is the eastern sky a blaze of glory
Why then does the western sky repeat a dazzling show
And why, my God, do you love me?
Why is the ocean in perpetual motion
Why do the rivers rush, thunder and cascade
Why do the streams splash and dance
And why, my God, do you love me?
Why do the mountains rise in such majesty,
Why do they hide their waterfalls, cliffs and lakes
Why is the thunder so mighty as it echoes from peak to peak
And why, my God, do you love me?
How is there is so much hidden and undiscovered in your heights
How do the mountain goats run, jump and bound from cliff to cliff
How does the ptarmigan change from winter white to summer brown
And why, my God, do you love me?
How does life survive in the lofty heights
How do the bristlecone pine endure the brutal cold and fiery heat
How do the amazing tiny wildflowers return year after year
And why, my God, do you love me?
Why does awakening to a snow covered landscape bring calming peace Why is the snow so beautiful as it silently falls
Why is it so inviting for games and forts and snow angles
And why, my God, do you love me?
Why are there trillions and trillions of rocks everywhere
Why are some pebbles, boulders, hoodoos or spires
Why do some resemble lions or camels or elephants
And why, my God, do you love me?
And why, my God, oh why?
And why do you forgive my wanton sinfulness?
And why did Jesus suffer and die for me?
Oh why, My God, do you love me?
I cannot answer my question,
I do not know why You love me
But I know You love me,
Because Jesus died on the cross for my sins.
Oh God, Your Love is inconceivable
Oh God, Your love is beyond human reason
Oh God, Your Love is too deep, too high and too wide for my wildest imagining.
And my why is only answered in a prostrate chorus of unending praise and thanksgiving into eternity!
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