The Joy of the Lord

On first January, I walked into an old church With a long and impressive history! To behold it decorated in a fresh and new way To welcome 2022; A new year Filled with fresh opportunities and fortunes A year to build our identity a new Where we communicate faith filled words And allow goodness and mercy To permeate from every fiber of our being! Although, the last few years Have been full of tests and trials And did put us on a survival mode Yet, now, it is time to come out of Our self-preservation and indifference Because the future is here! When we hear of wars and famine As raging waves threaten To pound and rock our boat with fury Let us not put our trust on old buildings But, trust in God for smooth sailing! Since the Great I AM is in the boat with us As I hear at a distance The age-old parish priest sing “The joy of the Lord is our strength”!