Then
He brought him outside and said, “Look now toward heaven, and count the
stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, “So shall
your descendants be.”
He brought him outside and said, “Look now toward heaven, and count the
stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, “So shall
your descendants be.”
Genesis 15:5 (NKJV)
ETERNAL BLESSINGS
I gaze into the midnight sky
each star shining eternally bright
My hands sift through silky kernels
each grain of sand blends with the shoreline
Watch as water droplets sprinkle down
each splash of rain that wets my brow
Snow that swishes to the ground
each snowflake different making no sound
There=s so many blessings to be found
Your goodness and faithfulness abounds
Your blessings, Lord, they fall on me
But truly I cannot count the ways.
~Marcell Warner Bridges
87 November 2013
© photo by Bridgescreations, 2013
Driving home today leaves swirled and tumbled about in the wind and as I watched the numerous leaves cascade to the ground I thought of God’s promise to Abraham that his descendents would be as numerous as the stars. Could Abraham count the stars? No! Neither can we. And it occurred to me that as God blessed Abraham so abundantly, He does the same for us. Go ahead…count your blessings, naming them one by one, see the great things that God has done (but I bet they are so numerous you can’t name them all!)
©Heart Thoughts, Marcie Bridges, 2013
Love, love! I also love and appreciate the thoughts you shared at the end about your inspiration for the poem. I'd like to see more of that. Great job!
Thank you for the encouragement and for the help Nan! <3 U!