I mentioned this poem in a previous post entitled Grace for Adoption: My God Has Answered. Several of you have asked me to share it, so here it is:
To a beautiful young woman:
Were I to make a book of life                                       Of all the things I’ve seen and done                                  It could not contain, nor ever show                                   The depth of the love of the One
Who has danced with me on mountaintops                          Or held me as we braved the stormy sea                                   Who led me by the quiet waters, or                                Trudged with me through valleys deep
He has held my hand so fast and tight                              I never walked alone                                            He led me through the darkest nights                               And He’ll lead me ’til I’m home.
I know not when our paths should meet                            If He has us cross a road                                         If His plans for us shall intertwine                                     Upon this earthly sod
But my prayer for you wherever you go                             And no matter what you do                                         You’ll feel the depth of the love of the One                             Whose hands long to hold onto you.
And should our journeys on this earth                              Bring us to a place                                              Where we should know each other’s hearts                             And marvel at His grace
In knitting together a precious young life,                               That somehow we’d both share                                       I know He’ll be holding all of us                                       In His tender care.
For of all the blessings in this world                                Of all the love that it contains,                                        There’s none so great as my Jesus’ love                             As His hands hold us yet again.
Love,
Erica
Psalm 139:1-18