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PERFECT PEACE

I sought peace… that’s what I longed for most,
And yet, it always seemed to vanish like a ghost.
And so, I prayed for peace…
I knew on God I could depend
That this turmoil in my heart
Would soon come to an end.

Then God in His wisdom directed my gaze
Through the morning mist and early dawn’s haze
To my garden wherein there gracefully grows
One yet remaining red, red rose;
Its petals dripping, drenched with dew.
Ah! This was peace… I knew… I knew!

Then, I spoke peace to my fellowman,
Lest he should fall from God’s own plan.
That he could live a life so free
If given peace like that given me.
That he need not search throughout the lands,
For God holds peace within His hands.

Lou Ella Cullipher