Shade Tree Wisdom 11/15/15

Shade Tree Wisdom 11/15/15

          In these days when the world hears anxiously about the terrible happening in Paris, our thought go to them, and we wonder, is this the beginning of those end times we hear about, the beginning the end of days? It is time, I believe, for us to hear again the truths expressed by poet Herman Steumpfle. His poem is “Be Still my soul”.

It follows:

“Be still, my soul. Before the Lord

For God is always near.

Before your mind is moved to pray,

God listens and will hear.

Wait then, in quiet confidence,

Your anxious  thought at rest.

God knows your needs before you ask,

And works for what is best.

The poet’s final verse ends with the promise, “God’s help will not be late”.  Remember that, His Help is always right on time.

GPD 11/15/15