ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER

This wood sculpture is called “Trust.” It is an attempt to show us how we might appear to God as He watches us from above. Like little children, we reach towards heaven and those hands must appear larger than the rest of us as we place our trust in Him. One of our most difficult tasks today is sorting through the muck of life and finding people we can trust. Most of the time we’re disappointed when the trust is broken. It happens all the time, especially in a world so focused on self rather than one dedicated to helping others.

When we work together for a common cause – when we rely on those who have pledged to do their best – when the evil of this world surrounds, corrupts and interferes with relationships – we soon realize that there is only One we can trust. God sees us. He loves us. He cares about the things we’re going through. He wants the best for us. He has a perfect plan for our life, even when we make a mess of it. When all seems lost, God does what He’s best at. He restores. He renews. He refreshes, He reforms. He revises. He revives. He redeems. His loving hands are bigger than ours and much stronger. Trust Him.

“TRUST,” By Kathy Boecher

I lift my hands in confidence that you will hear my prayer,

I wonder what you think of them as I cast them in your care,

Up to the heavens where you dwell, where only you can see,

The darkness of this hopeless world, which first you made sin-free.

My hands reach out and they must seem so empty in your sight,

I have no gift to offer you, for bringing me your light,

As you look down and I look up, I feel so very small,

You’ve given everything for me, you’ve given me your all.

I thank you for the love you’ve shown, through your own treasured Son,

Through His great sacrifice I live, and with you I am one.

So now I pray with faith and trust that you will hear my prayer,

The doors to heaven open wide for all the world to share.

The wood statue has endured wind, snow, and rain. It has been weathered and beaten up by the elements, just like we have been scarred by the lack of trust we have for our fellow man. Eventually the scars will give way to destruction, but for those who believe in the true God, new life awaits.

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