I'd like to introduce you to one such person, KA Simpson, pen name for Kim Chesley. Through her poetry and 'doing for others', she makes a difference within the world of Grant County and people who have met her along the way. With Kim's permission, I am honored to feature one of her poems entitled, "The Lord's Grandeur".....
THE LORD'S GRANDEUR
(c) by KA Simpson
I have a feeling of such smallness
As the wind whistles at night,
And I look out upon a sky
Lined with diamonds full of light.
And if I pull my wrap around
And venture out the door,
I feel then even smaller
Then I ever did before.
And this nighttime world that stares at me
As the wind blows in the trees,
And I smell the freshness of the earth
And shiver in the breeze,
Makes me wonder, truly, what am I
Amid the grandeur of this night?
I feel inconsequential,
As this sight in me ignites
An awareness of the Power
Behind the splendor of this scene-
And I know I'm not alone out here,
Where angels all convene.
And together we all lift our hands
In union and accord,
And let our voices
Sing the name of Jesus Christ our Lord!
And my smallness gains in stature
As I worship and am free,
To hail God as Holy Master,
Creator of all I see.
The heavens truly show the grandeur of God and how infinite He is. The aurora borealis is another example of His Glory manifested. The below photo and article appeared in the Daily Mail about a year ago. The implication of the photograph is of "Christ the Redeemer" in the light of the aurora borealis.
Please take time to read the article along with other photographs of Iceland, where they are privileged to witness the aurora borealis as we are privileged to God's color in rainbows, sunrises, sunsets and star-studded skies....
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2911437/I-light-Image-Christ-Redeemer-appears-aurora-borealis-Iceland.html
Come back and visit The Turn-Up Patch on Monday, July 4th - which happens to be Independence Day! Thank God for the freedoms we enjoy; let us not take them for granted.
What an absolutely beautiful poem!! Lovely blog. I quoted a verse from Psalms on Facebook last night that was so
ReplyDeleteAppropriate for that wonderful 'strawberry' summer solstice moon we just had!