IN HIS HAND

[MIRIAM JACOB]

IN HIS HAND

A Collection of Poems about Hands

by Joan Clifton Costner


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In God’s great hand my name is written down -

Not lightly, but with bold deliberate strokes;

Engraved forever there for me to see

One day... when I come home -

Still following the way.


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For when the tragedies of life contain my name

I say, “He knows.....and I am not alone.

I trust because I know...He can’t forget...

This trial for me is good...

He loves me yet.”


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And so, dear friend, my pen is in my hand.

Your name I place upon my palm today.

I promise, as I go about my tasks,

I’ll pray for you each time the Spirit asks.

....Sometimes, in gentle gesture...I do close

My fingers there around your precious name...

And hold you close...and know...that God

Is doing just the same.


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I wrote your name in my hand today -

I prayed for blessings to come your way;

I know you’ve had many hard things to bear

Things that the Lord wants me to share.


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I carried your name in my hand all day -

When the dish water almost washed it away

I wrote it again and bolder still

I prayed till I felt that heavenly thrill.


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And I thought I heard the voice of God say,

“I also carried a name today -

It’s engraved forever and ever to stay

No amount of soap could take it away.”


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My privilege, my honor, my duty is sure,

I carry your name to help you endure.

But, it’s true, there’s a reason straight from above-

I carry your name for the cause of Love.


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© 2005 by JOAN CLIFTON COSTNER


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