GOD’S FLOWER GARDEN

By Genevieve Carlton

There’s a garden on Earth where God’s flowers grow;

They are fed by his love and the sunlight of his glow.

From every little seed, tiny buds, stalks and stems

He knows all their names, as He

nurtures them.

There are lilies, sweet Williams, narcissus, iris and roses;

He tenderly cares how each of

them grow.

In God’s flower garden no flower is ugly or plain;

They are all beautiful in his

Holy name.

When a flower grows weak and its strength falls away,

He will remove it from this earth’s mire and clay.

God oft time picks flowers to make

a bouquet,

But he only wanted one of his

flowers today.

From the distance of Heaven, down to his Earth’s flower bed,

He whispered to Rosa,

“Go to sleep now,” He said.

With my love I will plant you in a place where there is no cost

For my son paid the price for you

on the cross.

(Written upon the death of her aunt,

Rosa Lee Gooding, and reprinted with

permission of the author)