PURPOSE OF LIFE

Everyone who lives on earth
has a purpose:

An artist paints the
beauty of landscapes ;
The poets praise or dispraise
Everything they fancy ,
The farmers till the soil
and sow the seeds;
The physicians heal sickness
of bodies and minds.

But, God's servants heal
the sickness of the souls,
Preach the kingdom of God.

We must place ourselves
In God's loving care.
So don't worry
What' s for eat and what's for drink ;
Like birds of the air , do they worry?
Like lilies of the field that
toil not and weave not
and yet Solomon in all his glory
was no arrayed like one of these.
Our Heavenly Father knows
What's best for us.

So why should we complain?
We always want sunshine;
He knows there must be rain.
We love the merriment and cheer;
He knows tears can make you more human.

And if we enjoy the glory of the morning
Know that it must be followed by sunsets.
There're gatherings and there're partings
As is usual in the theatre of life.
Ah! Parting is such a sweet sorrow !

So have faith in the Lord
He is God of all.
Still....What's the use of having faith
That doesn't grow?
Even the trees of the forest
Grow and strengthened
To withstand the impending storms.

There's life so there's death
To make up for the balance of nature.
Death is but the departure
from the land of men
Into the land of God.
Life on earth is a journey to that
New and distant shore of tomorrow.

None need to make this journey alone.
With faith , the Lord is  with
you all the way
Into the promised kingdom of God;
Where there shall be no nights
For days shall reign forever.
There shall be no death;
For death we have left
behind on earth.

So when you hear the birds' songs,
Gurgling of brooks,
Each day at the dawning,
Just lift your eyes to the sky
Praise the lord for He is mighty!
For at night He'll be there to
Wrap the world with
A blanket of darkness ;
For our sweet slumber
Through out the night
Until morn is born.


2003