Being blessed by the Father-giving thanks |
He Has ‘God Bless You’ she said As the man loudly sneezed, ‘He has’ the old man replied Then he thought of the woman That for sixty years Had joyfully shared his life, And though there were times Some were up some were down, There was never serious strife. ‘God Bless You’ she said As he gave her some change, ‘He has’ the old man replied Then he thought of his children And all their offspring All the happy moments they shared Whether near or far They were wonderful kids Always showing how much they cared. ‘God Bless You’ priest said As he entered the church ‘He has’ the old man replied As he thought of his home, His old job and his things That had kept him safe and dry He had no real needs Few wants as they say And rarely had cause to cry. The old man was tired, At a bench he did rest Closed his eyes and bowed his head Then some angels appeared One on each side of him ‘It is time’ they quietly said. Through the clouds the three went What a beautiful site As they ascended to heavenly heights And they entered the gates Of our Lord’s promised home The man couldn’t believe the sites. ‘Bless you my child’ the Lord lovingly said, ‘You have’ the old man replied He looked around And barely could speak He was talking to God’s only son ‘You’ve been thankful and true Through your years in the world But your blessings have barely begun’ Then the old man bowed Giving thanks to his Lord And began his heavenly days God was true to the man During all of his life And had blessed him in All of his ways. |