God's glory ebbs and surges

By Mary Stamp

God’s glory
    ebbs and surges
        washing our sandy live
            with rebounding waves
                    of hope.

God’s grace
    roils and purges
        leveling our rippled lives
            with reflecting streams
                    of justice.

God’s gift
    pools and splurges
        stilling our rushing lives
            with refreshing flows
                    of peace.

God’s goodness
    waits and merges
        restoring our misty lives
            with renewing waters
                    of love.

God’s grandeur
    shines and converges
        gathering our scattered lives
            on the reconciling shores
                    of time.




The  Fig Tree - © December 2004