To everything there is a season,
a time for every purpose under the sun.
There's a time to face the challenges of
adversities,
and a time to celebrate great
victory’s we have won.
There’s a time when countries go to
war,
and a time for all wars to cease.
There's a time to let go...a time to let God,
a time to know when to surrender and
release.
Yet, now is the time to start resolving
our differences in a way that brings
all
humanity peace.
Although life as we have known is changing,
God’s will for us to have a good life
is not yet done.
Just as nature regenerates itself after
winter
when spring comes,
when spring comes,
the season of new beginnings for us
has just begun.
has just begun.
We have gone through fire, water,
snow storms and earthquakes
snow storms and earthquakes
that caused the earth to tremble and
shake.
Even a major reconstruction of our
economic system,
as
a country we have had to face.
Yet, I am convinced that regardless of
what may appear,
now is the time and this is the year
to
see God bring us out into a comfortable place.
Now is the time for us to come
together,
with one vision…as one nation.
Divided no more by different race, creed
or
views of religion,
Let's come together as one...
For we are all God’s creation.
Let's come together as one...
For we are all God’s creation.
Every good and perfect gift comes
from our Father above…
And there’s no better time than now to
give one another His greatest gift of all
...the perfect gift of love.
give one another His greatest gift of all
...the perfect gift of love.
I originally wrote this poem back in 2010 inspired by all the catastrophic events and major economic and societal changes that unfolded at the time causing much fear, anxiety, doubt and hopelessness here in the U.S and around the world.
I thought February being the month of Love was a good time to share this revised shorter version with you. However, as an added bonus, that I also perceive as divine confirmation, I just discovered, that two of my favorite music artist collaborated on a song that reinforces the message of my poem. Stevie Wonder has an album with the same title as my poem, A Time to Love, and the single features the lovely and talented India Arie.
After listening to this version with the lyrics also posted in the video I thought it was the perfect compliment to my poem and wanted to share it as part of my Inspirational Love Note for you today. That said, please enjoy the music video attached of this beautifully written and performed song by Stevie Wonder featuring India Arie, sharing the same title as my poem, A Time to Love.
A One Love Production
Poem ~A Time to Love
By Anna Ms.Poet Hendricks
Copyright 2010, Revised February 2014
References: Holy Bible (Lamsa’s Aramaic Translation)
Ecclesiastes
3:1, John 10:10, Matthew 10:8,
Psalm 66:9 &12, James 1:17, 1 Corinthians 13:13
Music Video, A Time to Love, By Stevie Wonder f/India Arie,
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