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And He Smiled

Linda Roorda

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None of us knows the impact we can have on those around us.  We live our life as best we can, trusting God, and simply doing what needs to be done with what’s in front of us. We don’t look for adulation. We strive to be there in support of those in need, to do perhaps what they cannot.  Perhaps we give a smile, an encouraging word, praise for a job well done, or humor to lighten their day in the stress of life.

One of my friends, Sharon, fits that description. She wrote this poem as the words came gushing to her mind in the middle of the night a few days after my husband Ed passed away. I was deeply touched with how perfectly these words flowed with very little editing on her part. And I shed tears, for these words from God so perfectly spoke not only the heart of my friend, but brought comfort and peace into the depths of my family’s loss.

With permission granted, I share her poem with you. It embodies truth as God knows what we are dealing with and has allowed to touch our lives for His purposes.  He smiles, understands, and lovingly embraces us on those difficult days we all face… while we each become the arms of God extending His loving care to those around us.  

And He Smiled

By Sharon Babcock - January 2023 

A gentle giant of a man

And a slender doe-like young woman

Fell in love walking the winter fields.

God had put them together

Already knowing the trials they would face.

And He smiled.

 

They made a home together,

And their family grew,

Even as they grieved for the babies

They would not see grow up.

Their love story went on

And more babies came.

They trusted God.

And He smiled.

 

He worked the farm,

Driving his favorite tractor in neat, straight rows.

She worked too, and filled their home

With things she lovingly made,

Curtains for the windows

And clothes for the children.

They trusted God.

And He smiled.

 

His vision faded,

Blindness finally overtook him,

And the farming that he loved could no longer be.

They faced the death of their beloved now-grown little girl.

The trials that God knew they would face mounted around them.

His body became a prison of pain and suffering.

But they trusted God.

And He smiled.

 

The life of the gentle giant and the young woman

Became a lesson for all to see.

They had trusted God.

He had been faithful.

And He smiled.

 

Now the gentle giant has gone Home,

Leaving the young woman alone.

She will mourn for him, longing for his touch,

His voice, and the way he made her laugh.

But she knows he clearly sees now,

And when he first opened his eyes in Heaven

He saw Jesus, and there was great rejoicing.

And God smiled.

 

He has hugged his children, his twin brother, his parents,

And all the other dear ones who went Home before him.

He has looked at their faces and seen their smiles.

His body, no longer wracked with pain,

Is young and strong once again.

He rejoices as he hears the words of his Savior,

“Well done, good and faithful servant.”

He waits for the young woman to join him once again.

And God smiled.

 

In the quiet moments

When everyone has gone home,

She knows her life will never again be the same.

And yet, she is trusting God for everything, as always.

And thanking Him for a lifetime of love with her gentle giant.

She can sing, “It is well with my soul.”

She is trusting God.

And He is smiling.

He knew.

~~

 

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