Love's Rare Romance

Life is full of trouble and sorrow; joy's startling sweetener! Sometimes when asked what my favourite Bible verse isI hardly know which to choose but without a doubtthe verses below (first taught to me as a child by my mother)rank near the top;whispered many times as I encounter life'stug-of-warring-whys-and-no's The first part of Prov.3but esp. verses 5-6 and in my older age also verse 7 Without trouble we would never learn trust.Without trust we never know true joy and peace ***Taste the fervor of the hourMake the most of every flow’r... Life runs rife with highs and lowsJoy and strife of thorn and roseBow before its Lord and prayThen rise up and seize the day Taste the fervor of the hourMake the most of every flow’rBear the brunt of fading grassEverything comes, but to pass Trace the tender timbre ofEvery splendor, every loveLinger where the waning lightTucks the day beneath goodnight …cradled in the keeping ofUnfailing goodness and loveWhile the days-to-years run rifeWith laughter and tears of life Darling, with so much amissIn the thick of that and thisIt takes more than we possessTo muster/master true happiness/holiness While season to season flowsWhile reason staggers 'neath blowsWhile change is a constant rodBow before life’s changeless God Trust in Him with all your heartDust to dust sees but in partBut God never leads astrayBow before him oft, and pray For the likes of me and youHave so much to learn, tis truePray, we find love's rare romanceOnly trust in the Lord grants Pray we find faith's treasured MustSorrow's/trouble's silver lining; trust Pray before we start each dayWe bow before God and pray © Janet Martin