Joy (Psalms and Prayers)

Sands sifted by wind

Shadows cast in moonlight

Train whistles distant,

Whispering at night

Geese flying northward

Apple blossoms at dawn

Comb dripping honey

          A doe and her fawn

Thunder advancing

          Vapor after the rain

The journey back home

          Gold leaves on the wane

In these I find joy

          All delights to my heart

Still joy goes beyond

          God sets it apart 

 

With eight other fruit

Joy’s foundation is love

Grown of the Spirit

          Nine planted Thereof

In sickness and trials

          Joy abides in these too

Saved by God’s mercy

          All angst to subdue

A sense of well-being

          Finding peace in all things

Paired with thanksgiving

          Joy once again springs

Galatians 5:22-23 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,   longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.  Against such there is no law.”

 I Peter 1:6          “In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials”