The Bible
It’s a history book
A guide book
A love letter
A weapon of defense
It’s a genealogy
A hymnal
A mystery
A witness account
It’s a symphony
A challenge
A blueprint
A treasure map
In these pages we find
Secrets and lies
We find wonder and awe
These pages breathe
And weep
These pages satisfy hunger
And quench fear
It’s full of brokenness and pain
It’s full of redemption and adventure
It’s full of sorrow, laughter and doubt
In these pages we learn poetry and wisdom
Calculations and economics
In these pages we learn to build and tear down
To pray and to wait
We learn to gasp
At the glorious splendor of a King
To depend on the timing
Of an Omniscient father
We learn to move toward Uncomfortable
Opening this book sheds light
On justice, struggle and wretchedness
It illuminates hope, steadfastness and purity
Opening this book brings out of shadow
The distasteful truths, the poor decisions
And the painful legacies
In this book are commands from a King
Orders for a steward
Invitations for a friend
And intimate whispers for a lover
In this book are loving boundaries
Testaments of friendship and lifegiving directions
You see, His calling cards come in an array of colors,
Shapes, transparencies, patterns and shades.
Intonation, inflection and radiant majesty.
His calling cards appear every day of your life,
Just as they appear on every page in this book
Some days it’s in the dirt or the grease under your fingernails
Some days it’s in the tears on your pillow or the ache in your chest
A sunset, a moonrise, a birdsong, a torrent of rain
A package, a letter, a dance, a passionate song
Some days it’s the hand in the hospital room
Some days it’s the peace flooding over as sunlight finally breaks through
Whether you are right or you’re wrong
Whether you are strong or you’re weak
Your days are numbered and God knows every one
As you can see in these pages, these chapters
He sees
He knows
He is compassionate, protective, forgiving and instructive
He is kind, creative, powerful and present
He is consistent, faithful, rich, good and holy
He is righteous, redemptive, merciful and sovereign
And it’s all here, in these pages,
This ageless old book
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