A "Happy Anniversary" Poem
PROVERBS 31
A few years back, while giving a sermon on Proverbs 31, I wrote this poem to illustrate how the author writes Proverbs 31 as an acrostic; each line of the second half of Proverbs 31 begins with a different letter of the Hebrew alphabet. This is done poetically; to share things about a virtuous woman that the writer sees as praiseworthy.
I praise God for the 14 years of marriage that he's given to us. With every passing day I find more reasons to praise God for the wife that He's given to me, so much so that I feel compelled to edit and add to this poem. But I won't :) ... because it's sometimes sweeter to just reflect on how I felt back then, and marvel at how much more God allows me to "feel" now :).
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Heaven sent companion
when I felt all alone
You came with words of truth and love
God sent so He’d be known
Ever loving, ever faithful
the thief who stole my heart
I am the one who gained the most
I prayed we’d never part
Amazing grace, God did the work
my life anew begun
And with His mighty hand He made
the two to become one
Together we drove towards the sun
our God as Lord and guide
At last we stopped in snowy plains
you were always at my side
How wonderful and gracious is
my God whose praise I sung
Our family began to grow
Two daughters and two sons
Everyday I thank the Lord
for sending you to me
For how could I have ever loved
without my eyes to see
Redeemed by God is how I live
because He sent His Son
A double-blessing I received
When He made two become one
