6/12/26 My heart is overflowing with a good theme; I recite my composition concerning the King; My tongue is the pen of a ready writer. Psalm 45:1 It is my pleasure to host others on this website who work for the glory of God. My friend Susan is one of these faithful warriors. What beautiful talent bestowed upon her by our Lord! In fact, our mutual friend Cindy had this to say about her: “My dear friend, Susan has the ability to open her mind to God. He faithfully pours lovely poetry, stories, and books into it which she transcribes and publishes for us. One of the most faithful people I have known, I am blessed to receive her prayers and the occasional first draft. She is a family treasure.” I hope you enjoy her poem titled Perspective along with a song at the bottom of this article. Thank you Susan for sharing it with us. Perspective Lord of the joyful lifting, Above setting sun, crashing wave, Raise us upon Zephyr breezes, Beyond dread of life, fear of grave. God of the far horizon, Give us the vision to see, Through raging tempest and hailstorm, The glory that one day shall be. Lord of the brilliant pathway, Straighten our tortuous maze, Make sense of bewildering, blind curves; Give peace in our labyrinth days. God of the Perfect Radiance, Illumine our long-darkened hours; Spread wide before us Your vistas, Reveal realms soon to be ours. Lord, set our trust on the long view; Fix our focus on Thee; Grant that all else may grow dim here, In the glimpse of eternity. Susan: "The songwriters name is Amy. Amy is an extremely gifted young woman, who is rather famous on the Central Coast for her professional singing and as a pianist, but interestingly, not for her song writing. When I first approached her about setting "Perspective" to music, as I just knew that it was a song, she said she doesn't write music. She took a quick look at it, and said, ‘You had me at zephyr winds.’" And a song was born of the Spirit! Perspective Song