I had forgotten this poem but found it unexpectedly published on a site I had visited a previous year. I post it in hopes that some of you will enjoy.......love and hugs, Annette
When I knew no better, I would question God.
Difficult times when it seemed my life did trod.
Moments of heartache and loss often took from me,
Little broken pieces of my heart snatched from God you see.
A little bit here, a little bit there,
Times of sadness and times of despair.
Why God do you take from me so?
My heart is breaking from so many blows!
These were times I did not truly know Him,
It took disappointments, each and every one of them,
Before I knew Him as I do now,
I had to learn; be shown how,
To respect, to trust, and find ways to bow.
Once I gave myself totally over to Him,
My cup began to overflow the brim.
The little pieces of my heart He had taken from me,
Were now patched and stitched back together you see.
The lesson I learned was that He had not taken from me,
Things that I held onto so selfishly.
Once I learned to give Him the pieces of my heart,
That is when my true journey began to start.
A journey of willingly giving the broken pieces when they form,
Instead of feeling He had stolen them during my storms.
I give them to Him, each and every one,
He mends them and heals the mess I have done.
Now it seems the more I give Him, the better I become,
The total of my losses immeasurable to what I have atoned.
He takes little pieces to mend before I even notice,
My heart grows larger and no longer feels amiss.
It is in giving away the pieces of our hearts,
That God brings grace; His love imparts.
The now familiar journey of my heart,
Was the seed of faith from the start.
And so my prayer for you would be,
That your heart be filled with love for Thee.
Give yourself over to Him, you see,
God will hold you safely on your heart's journey.
Annette Monts Falls, words given January 9, 2005
