GOD'S LOAN
| I'll lend you, for a time, Children of mine, He said. It may be for a day, a year, fifteen or seventeen. |
| But will you, till I call them back, take care of them for me? They'll bring their charms to gladden you, as solace for your grief. |
| I did not promise they would stay, for all on earth return But there are many lessons taught that I wanted these boys to learn |
| I looked the wide world over in my search for teachers true And from the throngs that crowd life's lane, I did select you two. |
| Now you gave them all your love, don't think the labor vain, Nor hate Me, when I had to come to call them back again. |
| I fancied that I heard you say, "Dear Lord, Thy will be done, For all the joy Thy children bring, the risk of grief we'll run." |
| "We showered them with tenderness and loved them all the day, And for the happiness we've known, we'll forever grateful stay." |
| "And since the angel of Thy Mercy came sooner than we planned, God, give us strength and courage while we learn to understand." |
| Who Do I Thank? I've heard people say, Thank God, he wasn't hurt in the crash. Who do I thank after my children were killed in an accident? I've heard people say, Thank God, I was cured of my disease. Who do I thank for my incurable chronic illness? I've heard people say, Thank God, I won the lottery. Who do I thank when my numbers never come up? Why do we only thank God for the good? Who do we "thank" for the bad? I did get to have them as my sweet children for quite a few years. So, I do thank God for that. Maybe I get to be the one other people look at and say, Thank God that's not me. ~djb |