Secrets of God

Ecclesiastes 11:1-5

Cast your bread upon the waters of a lake,
After a long time it shall come back to you;
The same with God, who will never forsake,
He'll remain faithful all the way through.

You need to give part of to seven or eight,
For having no knowledge of evil on earth;
It is overlooked since we never can wait,
Perhaps because it possesses us from birth.

If the clouds are full of rain it will drop,
Just as a tree falls that is where it'll be;
Or if a balloon has too much air it'll pop,
Some things that exist but you can't see.

If watching the wind how can you plant seed?
And watching clouds does not reap the grain;
In knowing not of wind you can not succeed,
The time you wasted you are unable to gain.

You have no knowledge of the works of God,
Including how a baby is formed in the womb;
So never try to question the mystified awed,
Creations of God remain secret to the tomb.

Richard Newton Sherrer

Copyright ©2005 Richard Newton Sherrer

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