"The Beginning" Canvas

     As I sat in my Friendly Shade, which, by the way, was cloudy and cool I thought of the beauty of God's earth.  Even in the dead of winter with no leaves on the trees and no sunshine His world is still beautiful.  He painted a beautiful picture for us during all the seasons of our life.  What a wonderful artist and Master He is! 

The Beginning

The canvas was blank, void of any light,

Then the artist covered it with a frosting of white.

He added colors; some orange, green, and blue;

From there, the picture grew.

Behold! The division between earth and sky-

It was going to be a masterpiece for the human eye.

There were lakes, rivers, even the ocean,

And the waves rose up in motion.

The earth was filled with grass and trees;

All as beautiful as the great blue seas.

The canvas was splashed in colors of every hue;

There was day and night, yet He wasn't through.

He stroked in the stars, the moon, and the sun,

But still He was not done.

The artist's hands added life of every form;

There were seasons, both cold and warm.

In His touch beauty sprang forth

From the east, west, south and the north.

This was a picture interwoven from His heart and soul.

Nothing was He going to withhold.

He painted sunrays, moonbeams, and stars shining bright.

He painted and stroked to make it just right;

This masterpiece He was painting with love-

Giving all that life would be unworthy of.

A piece of art created by the Master's hand;

A canvas covered with all that He had planned.

                                   Mary Crisp Jameson