It's Heaven’s Beneficence that leads me on

and He has never lost His…Touch

A constant source from beyond…

a pillar…that bares the crush

He is my Life-line, with no tension grime

a companion whose ebb…is sublime

A…still pond…in hours of fury

my soul’s defender from world’s jury

Of such things I have become aware…

but what of…before…I vested His Care?

What of…His tending a babe in womb…

protecting before…my first cry?

What of…hovering over a toddler…

who took a step…my first try?

What of…those stagnant years

before…I sought His Blood’s Lace…

Those countless moons…before turning

to acknowledge and accept… His Grace?

Unforgettable…is His Tolerance and wait…

while I procrastinated…toying with fate

Always…His Touch was there…

that warmth from Him of something sure

was constant, no desist

And because He Loves Me, even after

three quarters of a century plus three

…it still is

Albeit, here I am at age Seventy-eight

continuing to learn and appreciate…

His silent encouragement that

faultlessly…inspires,

His strength, perpetually surging

that never tires

His kindness, marvelously mine…

hour after hour,

His timely renewing, a steppingstone…

to His Tower

His Accolades shall never end…

for, like a grounded and rooted Tree…

He … Is … My ...Friend…

Who stands beside me…staunch

while others scatter and… bend

His Abounding Grace, which has brought

me through all my days…past…

Will take me into my tomorrows…

with Him holding me, fast

He and I will run-on…and alight…

overcoming every obstacle

through…His Power…His Might

Yes, Jesus Alone…will temper my billows

with my falls, caught…on Merciful pillows

Oh…What a God! What a Savior…!

who guides in life’s highs and decay

My Bulwark…my Sustainer…

it’s His stitching…that mends my fray

He…has become…my everything…

a Masterful Counselor…rendering…

each sob…to a hush

Of my Sovereign Lord and Everlasting King…

with air He gives, I’ll not cease to adore and sing

for, He’s never, ever…lost…His Touch!

Isa 46:3-5, 61:10, Mk 5:35-42, 2Thes 3:4

©jmsbell-11/5/22