The sky

The sky is still blue, dear. 

The sky is still blue. 

God is still good. 

You will still smile.

The ocean is still full. 

Whatever happens 

You will still be okay. 

God will still keep you. 

Relax. 

Earth

This place, this earth... It is growing old and tired. Weighed down with thousands of years of sin, death, destruction, and madness. 

It is sad. The earth is a sad place. 

But.... 

When glimpses of heaven show through, it has bursts of unexpected joy. Sunrises, sunsets, birth, weddings, animals playing, God's people singing... 

But if we fall quiet, the sadness pervades. And it is growing. 

God, come for us soon.