Poem June 27, 2025

God’s great light

Joel Young

Dear Father-Mother God, I pray,
let not my thoughts or desires stray
into “the land of Nod”^{Genesis 4:16} and dreams,
however fair it sometimes seems
to my lazy, dreamy, mortal plans . . .

But let me wake to God’s great light—
to Love and Truth and Life and right.
With motive true and action sure,
may I perceive all trials aright and prove faithful,
anchored in God’s dear goodness pure!

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