poem I wrote and read at my brother Jack and his new wife Emily's wedding in Kauai.
Today sings a sweet song of goodbye
As you step hopefully onto your boat
And let loose the lines
Today is the day the shore disappears
And all you have is the ocean, the wind, the sky, sun, moon, and stars.
The ocean is God’s love
The wind is God’s love
The sky, sun, moon, stars, all God’s love.
Today this truth is easy,
The waters carry you gently
The wind swirls around you and whispers
Of worlds beyond the sea
The stars shine and fill the sky with their silent songs.
Tomorrow the truth will be harder
The ocean will seem angry,
The wind that once comforted will seem to threaten
And the sun, moon, and stars will all disappear behind a dark curtain.
You won’t understand
But remember,
The ocean is still God’s love
The wind is still God’s love
The sky, sun, moon, and stars, all God’s love.
The ocean, though it rages, does it not still hold you?
The wind, though fierce, has it forgotten the place it is taking you?
And the stars, invisible now, do they not still sing their silent songs behind the clouds?
So smile as you set sail tonight
And listen closely to the sounds of the ocean and the wind and the stars.
Today sings a sweet song of goodbye
And tomorrow a song of faithfulness
But one day He will sing His song to you face to face.
