ART & POETRY BY PAUL T. & KATHY BOECHER©

This beautiful image depicts the softness of dew in a vast valley, surrounded by foothills and mountains. You have to look hard to see the mountains, but you know they’re there. They surround you with a fortress of pines, which stand like an army to protect you. God is there. God is everywhere. He wraps His strong arms around you. He heals you when you are hurting physically and emotionally. He guides you through the darkness of life and leads you safely home. Aging is hard, especially when you’re coming into your final walk on earth. It’s so much easier when you don’t have to do it alone. God will never leave you. You can count on that. Even until your final breath, He is there to bring you to your final place in His kingdom.

Shades of grey, crimson and yellow dot the landscape with a magical mist,

Covering a multitude of sins,

I wonder if this is how we look to God?

Covered with a veil of repentance and grief over past sins,

Shrouded in a haze of uncertainty,

God looks at us and sees only His Son and what He has accomplished,

We no longer carry the undistinguishable, the hidden, the burden,

It has all been washed away in the blood of the lamb,

No longer are we seeped in darkness, no longer in fear,

God has forgiven the world through His own Son, Jesus,

Let His love shine through us and bring that light to others.

As I sit here this morning, watching the clouds melt away, the sun is beginning to peek through the haze. They soon will dissipate and we will be blessed with another beautiful day.

THANK YOU, JESUS, FOR ANOTHER DAY!