Thursday, November 19, 2015

I Come unto Thee in a Thick Cloud, That the People May Hear When I Speak with Thee

Some, like Adam, walk the garden;
some, like Abraham, invoke pardon;
some, like Jacob, take a beating;
some, like Joseph, keep on dreaming;
some, like Moses, look on fire;
some, like Balaam, speak for hire;
some, like Gideon, expect signs;
some, like Samuel, watch by night;
some, like Elijah, strain through the squall;
some, like Josiah; weep at Law;
some, like Ezekiel, see strange visions;
some, like Jonah, pray in fishes;
     some, like Korah, get pulled under--
     some hear only sounding thunder.