A PRAISE POEM: CREATION

Lord–
how often we steward
this creation we were given,
this earth entrusted to us,
as if we know better. 

may we have eyes
to see this world 
as beautiful–
that the sacredness
it once held
remains. 

how often we believe
you don’t care to care
for your tender creation– 
yet you sent your son 
to restore all things 
on this earth. 

may we be your hands
of tender care,
and see you everywhere 
we look in this beautiful 
world. 

how we might look
around us and see
your glory among us,
from the smallest flower
to the tallest mountain–
it all sings your praise.

may our lives
be an offering, a song–
a slice of heaven here 
on our beautiful earth.

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