Poem: "All is Gift" by Kathy Sherman

The colors of a sunrise,

a morning suprise,

the love you find in another's eyes.

The hand that helps you up, when you've fallen down;

All is gift, my friend, all is gift from a loving God.

The changing of the seasons, life is born anew.

Laughter and smiles and birds that sing;

that hope that we cling to when the darkness comes;

All is gift, my friend, all is gift from a loving God.

Memories of a yesterday, tears that flow,

broken dreams, broken hearts we learn to grow.

A God who will let us know we're not alone,

we're not alone.

All is gift, my friend, all is gift from a loving God.

Hearts that unite, a friendship born,

in sacred earth seeds are sown and we are fed.

Hands unafraid to reach and souls that touch;

All is gift, my friend, all is gift from a loving God.