“Spring Ahead”
 
  Our union was decreed  
 by Heavenly Hands
 but we live not in Eden,
 nay, on waterless lands.
 
  So, as we press on
 in this arid terrain,
 we hunger and thirst
 for food and for rain.
 
  And remember the story
 of our fathers and mothers
 who from Marah to Elim
 had just seven miles to cover.
 
  Thus, let us take hope,
 this is only a test
 for the Good Lord up above
 longs to give us His best.
 
  So, if you`ve gone left
 to where He has lead
 but thought that the right
 appeared better instead...
 
  ...well, it just might be
 to get to those springs
 you had to learn some tough lessons—
 put away childish things.
 
  For the Good Lord up above
 in His wisdom and love,
 asks us not to doubt
 and our hearts not to sway
 but like children to trust, and like soldiers obey.
 
  A.B.Adams
 February 20, 2020
 Thursday 

“But God…“

“Revival Vows”

Divorce it tears
parents apart;
and so, too, it does
a child`s heart.

Perhaps, its pride
that wiley thing
that keeps us from
reconciling.

Point the finger,
cast the blame--
childish things--
we`re all the same.

A broken heart,
a bruised cheek:
His commandments
are hard to keep.

Yet, He didn`t 
cast the blame
or point the finger
but, bore our sin and shame.

Though its tough,
downright grim:
Put your faith
and hope in Him.

For He made dry bones
come alive;
so, too, dead marriages
He can revive !

A.B.Adams  January 17, 2021  Sunday

 
 “The Pruning Process”
 
  The tree is still green,
 the sap it still flows
 although the`re dead branches
 and though the`re dead boughs.
 
  But our Gardner`s gentle,
 He takes tender care
 in pruning what`s needful
 right here and right there.
 
  His work it seems harsh,
 “Oh, what a sight !”
 It shocks and alarms  
 and may even cause fright.
 
  But, give it some time
 and again buds we`ll see—
 fragrant blossoms,
 clothed in His glory.
 
  A.B.Adams
 February 19, 2021
 Friday