Our life is so fleeting-
Where did the years go?
It seems like only yesterday
My heart was all aglow.
I looked forward to my future,
Optemism was foremost in my mind-
I never had been threatened,
I felt love for all mankind.
So naive in my thinking,
Ignorant of things above-
It took the pruning by the Master's hand
that I might know true love.
We've all heard of pruning-
Gardening books recommend it, too.
Not to be hateful, but sometimes
simply the right thing to do.
Say, you've forgotten to plant your packs of Impatiens.
and now they're simply towers-
No problem, just take some clippers
and "lop off their heads"-
You'll wind up with more flowers!
I have learned to walk by faith, not sight-
It is the Master Gardener that transforms darkness
into light.
