Helen Steiner Rice
She breathes joy into poetry
Lighting the way for you and me
Her words color hearts in gentleness
Whispering peace through the spirit
Reminding us all that we have One
Who is willing to strengthen and calm
Reassure our hearts, souls and minds
That life just begins when this one
Life on earth ends – our other life begins
And we can experience the true wonder
Of being escorted to our beloved up yonder
Where we will live forever – in love
Without ever thinking of worry or sadness
Only filling our thoughts with glory and gladness
She caresses the very soul – with love
Brought to life on the empty pages
Where she pens truths of everlasting amazement
Shining examples of a sweet grace who dances
Through the will, on to the hills, forever
Riding the trembling waves of inspiration
Her imagination glows in resilient faith
Filling the heart with such a delicious praise
That only her light – drawing breathe from within,
Can pour out on the dark, casting the shadows to the wind
Sending our prayers a brief reminder that we can
Have everything we’ve ever dreamed – every hope
Every need or want can be fulfilled by the One
Who came to this world to live and die, shine His light
So that we can see the beauty of a lonely tree
Where He gave His life for you and for me
She is the writer who takes us to that cross
Reminds us that we are lost – so desperately lost
She fills us with hope because she knows the way
To make it through this world without giving in or giving up
But living – knowing there is a heaven above, waiting for us
As He comforts our souls with His unending peace
She tells us we have a second chance when we feel hopeless
As if we can’t be worth the time it will take Him
To clean up our hearts and silence all the darkness
We hold inside where we yearn for Him to abide
She is only the writer – the one who holds the pen
Which casts hope into the darkest heart, the worst sin
Reassuring us all that we can begin to live again
With Him, there inside our spirits, we have all we need
To silence all that doubt and find a way out of the past
Into the freedom of a new dawn, a new light, a new hope
The one that reveals the truth that God is love
And His love has forgiven us for all that sin we owned
And cast aside the shame we felt to be replaced
With a feeling inside that is beyond amazing, wonderful
It is like a touch from the One who strokes our lives
With His kindness, His grace, His light and His ways
He is there to guide us to that home we own on high
Where only He can know just how much love we’ll shine
Down love that is more beautiful than any feeling or dream!
Copyright © Regina Mcintosh | Year Posted 2022
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