Oratio: My Life Is His

I cannot make
the roses bloom
nor any flower grow
the sun does not rise
on my command
nor set because
I say it’s so
just like my days on earth
are not mine to give
or take
nor my breath
or heartbeat
a choice I make
the Lord my God
He does all this
His grace abounds
my life is His

~Robert Van Valkenburgh


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