A Garden Poem
by Sue
I like to see a garden
That’s deep in shining hue.
The flowers and the plants,
That grow there all year through
I like to see the Pansies
Laid out in tidy rows
And the Roses and the Dahlias
That in sunny corners grow.
Foxgloves, Lavender, Lilacs
All these spring into life
And Fuchsias - so bell-like
Just imagine if they chimed!
As I walk the garden
I see boughs that droop quite low
And when the breeze blows on the leaves
They seem to say “Hello.”
Jesus walks in my garden
I can feel His presence near
God’s love flows through my garden
Each month throughout the year
You are closer to God in the garden
Or so the saying goes
So talk to God in the garden
Let new life spring and grow
Jesus walked another garden
Gethsemane was its name
He knelt down and prayed for each of us
The Cross the only way!
Next time you’re in your garden
And see the beauty there
Thank the Lord for every tree and flower
And know He is very near.
Shop 'til You Drop
by Sue
Once our towns were bustling
As shoppers lined the streets
Retailers showed much enterprise
They earned enough from sales, each week.
But now, shoppers have less money
They are getting ‘strapped’ for cash
Smaller shops are closing
Though prices they have slashed.
The superstores are thriving
Getting shoppers by the score
With cheaper goods on offer
They keep coming back for more.
People have an interest
In visiting shopping malls
One day at the weekend
They come from miles and miles.
Once, weekends were for families
A stroll along the beach or park
But no one wants to venture far
They want to be home before its dark.
Once, Mothers could leave outside
Their baby, in the pram
While they popped into the shop
To buy a pot of jam
Policeman could leave their bikes
Inside a shop way door
But with crime the way it is today
They can’t do that anymore.
People feel uneasy,
They never feel relaxed
So shopping is their respite,
But they forget about the tax
Some say it eases troubles
And that is why they go
But ‘shop until you drop’
Will only make things worse, you know.
As shopping all the time brings debt
“Only a handful of credit cards,” you say
And fears assail – with no money left
Can you afford the monthly rate to pay?
Why not stop and listen,
To this good advice
You recognise your debt of money
With woes on every side
But your real debt is not money
The financial mess you’re in
It goes much further than that
It’s the selfish ‘debt of sin’
For the answer to your troubles
And they will not ‘go away’
Put your hope in Jesus
Your debt He wants to pay
For Jesus paid the debt for all
And Jesus paid your debt - in full.
When a Man Loves a Woman
by Sue
A woman is sitting in a room
Of an old people’s nursing home
She’s oblivious to her surroundings
That she’s sitting there alone.
Her family would sometimes visit her
But she doesn’t remember them
Echoes of her past now faded
But sometimes come flooding back again.
Instead of feeling happy
She is feeling rather sad
Some people who don’t know her
Would think that she’s gone mad.
Her emotions overcome her
For she is struggling now to cope
And her husband is choked up inside
As he knows there is no hope.
She no longer recognises him
And his heart is filled with pain
He’s tried so many times to enter her world
But all has been in vain.
All he has are memories
And he clings on to God’s Truth!
And to remember all those happy times
He used to spend with Ruth.
He steps outside the room
And sheds another tear
He has seen his wife deteriorate
Through these stressful last few years.
The illness now affects her mind
Whilst he himself is partially blind,
When a Man loves a Woman you usually find
He’ll do anything for her, and love her till she dies.
He goes back into the room
And he remembers her in her youth
With her golden flowing hair,
Eyes that once sparkled, ocean blue.
Oh, how he loved her from the start
Never imagined they would ever part
Her eyes are sullen now, and her hair turned to grey
And he remembers the day she 'went away.'
But now life has had to change for both of them
As they become like strangers, yet again
Only love ties them together,
And in their hearts, God’s love remains.
He walks across to the player
And puts some soft music on for a while
He holds her close to him
And he thought he saw her smile.
He stayed a little longer
Sat down upon her bed
He cuddled her and kissed her
And caressed her weary head.
Night time fell upon them
As they cuddled up and slept
God sent his angels to them that night
By morning both were dead.
Now hand in hand they walk together
Upon the golden shores
Both now in the presence of God the Father
The One they worshipped and adored.
Gone is all the suffering
Gone is all the pain
Gone is all the crying
For only love remains.
God will never leave us
Or forsake us when we’re His
Every little prayer we utter
God listens in and He hears!
Love bears all things
In your suffering you have shown
Believes all things and the truth you have known
Hopes, all things and problems will then cease
Love never fails when God is on your side
And now abides faith, hope and love
But the greatest of these is LOVE!