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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania 
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Dear God Dear God, please tell me what I’ve done To warrant such distress My heart is filled with sorrow And my soul with helplessness I thought my fears were all behind My dues already paid And now in shadows of the night My heart is still afraid Dear God, please tell me what I’ve done To warrant so much joy As laughter echoes off the walls From just one little boy You’ve given me four grandson’s now Four times I have been blessed With loving little hands and hearts To hold in my caress Dear God, would you explain to me Why I must bear the weight Of dreaded sorrow that befalls My family of late Is this just one more little test To prove my faith in Thee It’s hard for me to understand Why you have chosen me Dear God, I was just wondering Why the gifts that I’m bestowed Seem much more splendid than the ones Who bear a greater load My garden’s filled with floral hues My table lacks no meal My heart can barely hold the loving Sentiments I feel Dear God, if you could weigh my life Upon Your heavenly scale The truth of life would be displayed In ways that never fail The happiness outweighs the pain Not in the numbers shown But in the measured well of faith How deep the soul has grown The soul has neither weight nor breadth God only ever measures depth Elizabeth Santos |
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Trillium 
since 2001-03-09
Posts 12098Idaho, USA |
Magnificent Liz! You ask questions that I have asked and I'm sure many others also. At the same time, being grateful for your blessings. I think this is outstanding! Betty Lou Hebert |
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Joyce Johnson
since 2001-03-10
Posts 9912Washington State |
This is filled with wisdom. We must all have our quota of sorrow and joy and God will do the measuring. thank you Elizabeth. Joyce |
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Songbird Member Elite
since 1999-12-15
Posts 2184Missouri |
I really like this..it shows the ups and downs in life..and yes the joy does outweight the pain. |
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Stephanos
since 2000-07-31
Posts 3618Statesboro, GA, USA |
There were some really good thoughts in this poem. And wonderfully written also. God is to be thanked for your gift! It reminded me also of a poem I wrote a while back called "Spectrums". The last line says... "He's calling out above all things in life which bless or blight that regardless of our spectrums we might seek his saving light". Thanks for sharing your heart. Stephen.  |
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2dalimit Member Elite
since 2000-02-08
Posts 2228Mississippi coast |
Excellent!!! Melton |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Filled with so much wisdom, Elizabeth. Beautifully expressed! |
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Charisma
since 2000-09-30
Posts 5906lost in blue pages |
How I recognize myself within your words....you describe those feelings so well....thank you for sharing. Charisma |
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illusion Member
since 2001-06-19
Posts 296 |
Sometimes when our lives seem completely out of balance, we need to step back for another perspective - as we appreciate our blessings, the burdens seem to lighten. This is a beautiful poem filled with wisdom. |
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cpalmer Senior Member
since 2001-06-26
Posts 977Phoenix, Az |
Oh Liz! I dont even know what to say...He gives us so much in life and sometimes we just look right over it and see only the hardships...I love the way you put these together and showed how good can outweigh bad as long as we are trusting Him! So beautiful!Cindi God is our inspiration; Words of the heart can be music to our ears |
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