Food For the Soul

What a difference the sun makes, All the flowers begin to show, And the meadows we pass Are full of lush green grass, While all of Earth takes on a warm glow. Yet we know rain is also needed Or the meadows will parch and dry And all the flowers that bloom With their own sweet perfume Will slowly wither and die. So it is with the seed that is planted Within the heart of us all. Though it is tended with LOVE Through God’s GRACE above, He allows some rain to fall. For it is tears that nurture compassion. Gentleness can come out of pain. For all the struggles we bear Are to teach us to care They’re all part of life’s pure refrain. The earth is nourished by sunshine. Yet rain replenishes it too. For the earth to succeed It is both that she’ll need So nature provides her due. Though in life we seek to be happy Sorrow too must play it’s part, For it is through tears that flow A soul can blossom and grow In the garden of the heart.