Love's Perfection

Love's Perfection
(a prayer for us)

God, Thank You and bless us,
with our desires, our needs.
From the mistakes of our youth,
let us be freed,
to grow together
to comfort, to laugh,
illumine and straighten
one another's path.

With mutual respect
and profound affection,
may we bring Life to Love
and Love, to Perfection.
Amen

Composed to my lovely wife Denise,
three days after we met.
I didn't want to post this, it is very personal.
Denise wanted me to.
She said she wanted others
to know its simplicity and beauty.

The Bible In My Hand

I love to hold my Bible in my hand,
even if I'm not reading it.
It feels good and balanced,
and it makes me feel secure,
I'm not quite sure why.
Maybe it's because
I'm holding onto God's Promise to us,
although this is an oversimplification I know.
Sometimes I hold it while I pray.
Sometimes I even carry it from room to room,
and I always have it with me,
when I leave my home.
I answered Christ's call rather late in life,
I guess I've always been slow to catch on.
I remember that
it was just days after I surrendered
to Christ's will for me,
I was reading my Bible,
in a public building not in Church;
I looked up and the beautiful woman,
who was to become my wife,
sat down right next to me.

composed by Jim Stratemeyer
Copyright © 2005 by James A. Stratemeyer