HAND IN HAND
Children walk in enthusiasm through a great field
Expanse of wildflowers in explosive bloom
Yellows and blues and reds
Even orange and purple and scarlet,
Trees here and there budded out, sway melodically in the gentle wind,
Two excited adult children in their own special garden
For a moment, for eternity
Loved carried as fragrance in this peaceful wind
The aroma of eternal beauty rises tenderly
Assurance, comfort together
Fresh encouragement together
With the thrill, the challenge, the adventures ahead;
Much goodness along with daily troubles promised
Growth and endurance, hope throughout,
Personal character truly matured.
A narrow path of prayer is laid out,
Paths drawn certainly together from above
Footsteps intermingled, sovereignly ordered
One righteous path together established.
In one, his hand stronger, more decisive, protective
In one, her hand softer, more agile, more sensitive
One body out of two miraculously joined in delight,
The shared desire to always love first
To honor the Author of Life first,
Living Bread and wine, purest food and drink
What sustains the will, their new heavenly food.