Day 44

      Katie is smiling today and that makes us happy.  After we finished giving Katie her medication last night, at 11:00 p.m., we ALL slept through the night!  First time.  It was great!  So, today we are glad for sleep.  Here is another poem by Helen Steiner Rice (from the booklet my dad gave me). 

"WHERE CAN WE FIND HIM?"
Where can we find The Holy One?
Where can we see His Only Son?
The Wise Men asked,
and we're asking still,
Where can we Find This Man
Of Good Will?
Is He far away
in some distant place,
Ruling unseen
from His throne of grace?
Is there nothing on earth that man can see
To give him proof of Eternity?

It's true we have never looked
on His face,
But His likeness shines forth
from every place,
For The Hand Of God is everywhere
Along life's busy thoroughfare...
And His presence can be felt and seen
Right in the midst of our daily routine,
The things we touch and see and feel
Are what make God so very real...
The silent stars in timeless skies,
The wonderment in children's eyes,
The gossamer wings
of a hummingbird,
The joy that comes from a kindly word..
The autumn haze, the breath of spring,
The chirping song
the crickets sing,
A rosebud in a slender vase,
A smile upon a friendly face...

In everything both great and small
We see The Hand Of God In All,
And every day,
somewhere, someplace,
We see The Likeness Of His Face...
For who can watch
a new day's birth
Or touch the warm, life-giving earth,
Or feel the softness of the breeze
Or look at skies through lacy trees
And say they've never seen
His face
Or looked upon His throne of grace!

     I have seen the hand of God and the likeness of His face!  I have felt his presence.  I am grateful for His grace.