What Love Had in Mind

By Tawna Wilkinson

                                                   

When the garden has been neglected;

The wonder and beauty let go;

Things meant to flourish begin to die;

Then brambles, suckers and weeds take hold.

This was not the intent of Love.

 It was never what He had in mind.

 His design was for beauty to flourish…replenish; 

For love, light and life to reside.

Remembering the wonder and beauty let go

Brings sadness, discouragement and anger.

Pulling suckers and brambles is sore and tiring,

 But He'll give you strength to stay in there.

Love wants your garden’s beauty restored,

He desires new life again.

The process will be painstaking,

But tender love and care will win.

Restoration is much harder

Than if nothing had been at all.

Things never meant have grown with aggression;

Their roots very deep in the soil.

Your body and mind may grow weary.

There may seem no rest for your soul.

 Every part of your being may even cry out,

 “There’s no ‘re’ in my garden at all!”

                   Ah, but look very closely…no, closer. You’ll see.                      

         Seeds of hope that Love planted; seeds of life He designed;          

They’ve sprung up, never daunted.

It’s what Love had in mind.