Adam and Wife

God viewed the work that He had done In six short days and it was good. But there was no one there to see The beauty and the magnitude. He said I need to make a man In my own image, one who will Enjoy the wonders I have made. Such beauty cannot help but thrill. He took some dust and formed it and Before Him the man Adam stood, Who gazed at all the beauty round. He looked and saw that it was good. All of the beasts were there in pairs, But the first man was all alone. God said, "I'll make a helpmeet too, This garden shall be theirs to own." He took a rib from Adam's side, And fashioned Eve as big as life. And Adam saw, said. "This is good." As God pronounced them man and wife. A wedding gift He gave to them, A lovely garden free and clear, Permission too, to eat the fruit, Except one tree they were to fear. They were a disobedient pair And hadn't learned of gratitude. They tasted the forbidden fruit. Then ate some more for it was good. They tried to hide their sin from God, For not obeying as they should. God drove them out into the world. They looked and saw it wasn't good. And that is how sin came to be, All starting with that wicked pair. Are we so sure that we might not Have tasted too, had we been there? They left the garden and they lost The fellowship they had with God. It is the same unto this day, We choose the path that Adam trod. But God has given us a chance To change before our final days. He sent His beloved Son to die And bring us from our sinful ways. Much greater than the garden fair, Our gift of life, if we believe. We call upon dear Jesus' name And God's forgivness we'll receive. The Garden still awaits us there, If we are living as we should. When welcomed to that Holy Place, We'll look and know that it is good. By Joyce Johnson 11/2/01