St Peters RC Church Hamilton

EVERY REASON TO PRAY

A winter’s day,
Somewhat dark and gloomy,
But with every reason to decide to pray,
And say ‘Thank You Lord’.
Thank You for Your choice,
Your shaping of life continuously,
With colour, shape, texture, form,
All designed and planned beautifully, purposely.
Let us then see today
We have every reason to pray.
The spreading cotoneaster spray
Festooned with rusty brown berries.
December hydrangea heads shaped and sculpted,
Paper thin yellowy petals of fragility;
Golden leaves fallen off wintering trees
Lying in heaps like treasured bounty;
A blaze of brightest red shrubs,
In the garden bed alight, bright, fiery;
Whilst ginger leaves are blown in the breeze,
A few burned brown treacle, like toffee;
Glorious dogwood, red wood a fine feature
Vivid contrast with seasonal greenery;
Roses still in bloom, in tune with life
A spectacle not highly likely if frosty;
Whilst hips and haws and berry stores
Promise new growth in earth’s fecundity;
Blue geranium ‘Roseanne’ surviving, thriving,
Timely reminder of summer, memory most happy;
And the golden umbrella of trees ruffling;
Reflecting wintery sunshine, moved by the breeze gently.
Yes, in the dark days of December
Many a garden remains lovely,
An abundance of colour
If we but have eyes to see.
There is always a reason to pray.