Letters and poems

I have recently come across a letter from a friend. A letter I kept because it was precious to us. It was written after Owen was born and was a real encouragement to us. We were in the Czech Republic and our friend who wrote it, Marcus, had come to serve in the summer camp team. He later married another girl, Amy, from the team who served in the summer camp team there too. In the letter he wrote to David as a Dad - embarking on the challenge and joy of raising a child with a disability. Along with some personal words of encouragement was this poem. I think he enjoyed writing the poem as he adds a few cute humerous bits.

While I was sleeping,
Your wife was bequeathing to you a jewel.
Indeed a holy tool,
Used in the Lord's hand to manifest his power in ALL his creation,
Yes in every tongue and tribe and nation
And with my wife did show elation that as the cattle were lowin'
The Lord, by his hand hath brought forth Owen,
Ah, that Owen with a big O
For little did you know
That your amount of arrows were low...
So Owen was sent tither,
To increase your quiver!!
To convinue on,
He (Owen) has conquered his first dawn,
And many others since that day.
Yet darkness dines in a dim lit world unless the Son of man cometh swirl away
Over dark depravity
To give us joyous gravity
In heaven.
So my pen returns to write of my new friend Owen,
That your eyes might see the light of Christ glowin'
For though the world is dark and dim
Christ shines his light before all men.
So though you hunger and cry for milk
May it too become a loss
Compared to Him hung on a cross
Who rose again to glory on high
To soon appear to every eye!

When writing a letter to a friend - a letter to encourage or just to show you care, why not write a poem, little limerick or ditty -

We really enjoyed ours.