Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Poem: Just the Same

My church puts out a monthly magazine called the Ensign, and the April issue arrived the other day.  I was so happy to see an article about infertility in it.  Unfortunately, the electronic version is not up yet, maybe it doesn't go up until April begins.  When I am able to post it for you I will.  But in the meantime, I happened to see a poem in the magazine and as I read it I realized it was about adoption.  I thought it was a beautiful poem, so I thought I would share.

Just the Same
By Diana Lynn Lacey

Sometimes--
God sends rain
Straight from the sky
To nourish the young flower
and it grows.

Sometimes--
God sends rain from the sky 
To the mountaintops,
Then over hills and through valleys 
Until it reaches the flower
and it grows, just the same.

Sometimes--
God sends a child 
Straight from His realm
Into a mother's arms
and love grows.

Sometimes--
God sends a child
From heaven to another's arms,
Then over hills and through valleys
Until he reaches the arms of his mother
and love grows, just the same.  


9 comments:

  1. I just read that and the article on infertility last night. They were both so good!

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  2. I love the Ensign! Thanks for sharing such a sweet poem.

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  3. hi from ICLW...I too have a UU (i haven't found another blogger with one, so I get excited, sorry)!! I look forward to reading your story, as we have just declared our doneness with ivf and are looking towards maybe adoption.

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  4. What a lovely poem! I've procrastinated renewing my Ensign subscription, but I'll have to get on it. I look forward to reading that article.

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  5. A beautiful poem! thanks for sharing it!

    (from ICLW)

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  6. Stopping in from ICLW :)

    Lovely poem! Thank you for sharing.

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  7. Really fantastic poem. :-)

    ICLW

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  8. Oh wow! What a beautiful poem! Thank you for sharing it. :-)

    ICLW #32

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