Flower in the Crannied Wall

Flower In the Crannied Wall

© 2013 Lana Gray

      by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892)
Flower in the crannied wall,

I pluck you out of the crannies;
Hold you here, root and all, in my hand,
Little flower -but if I understand
What you are, root and all, and all in all,
I should know what God and man is.

The Weight of Gratitude

The Weight of Gratitude

What if an eternal scale weighed my gratitude

and measured. . .

smiles of joy,

words of encouragement,

thoughts of the eternal,

touches of hope,

tears of repentance?

Would my heavy gratitude

bring forth a light spirit?

© 2013 Lana Gray

God's Secretary

God's Secretary

Of all the creatures both in sea and land,

Only to man thou hast made known thy ways,

And put the pen alone into his hand,

And made him secretary of thy praise.

-George Herbert

What a privilege, God, to be Your secretary -- 

to write praises that both 

originate in You and 

end as offerings to You!
   

It is the vocabulary of highest praise!

© 2013 Lana Gray

May this bring a smile to your day!

                                                           

© 2013 Lana Gray

Look for a lovely thing and 

you will find it.

-Sara Teasdale