Each Of Us Is Graced With Seasons Of Change

We're born with the wonder of the world anew;
Marveling in the splendor of innocence too.
We grow in the love of family and friends,
With comfort and strengths that know no ends.

Then a time to question surmounts;
Exploring the world, ourselves, abounds.
A time to test, a time to doubt,
A time to learn what faith is about.

Faith through which we can endure
Our losses, our pain, the times unsure.
The faith through which we celebrate
The loves, the joys that God creates.

Cherishing now the faith that guides
All of our choices for the rest of our lives.
Choices sometimes difficult to ponder,
Leading us toward new paths to wander.

But only through change are we able to grow.
Into each season we bring what we know.
To live is to learn, as to learn is to live.
Live knowing the love we have comes from love we give.

Karen Lynne Nivens




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