Sunday, June 8, 2008

Hope in This

Nothing humbles as a star-strewn sky.
Heavenly orbs mock the works of my hands,
Reminding me that I am but a passing breath;
My word will not remain when the stars pass away.

There is only comfort in this:
It was not in God's image these stars were made.
Though my breath escapes and becomes feeble,
It is God's breath within me.






1 comment:

Unknown said...

Joel, this is deep. And beautiful, too. It's kind of breathtaking to be reminded that despite the soul-wrenching immensity of God's creation, we are the ones made in His image. I even laughed a little at the end of the poem - it seems unbelievable! Kind of the way Sarah laughed when the angel told her she was going to have a baby...like, no way! haha, but it's true!


I'm sorry if commenting is embarrassing - I just wanted to thank you for that one!