Christian poem 'Thanksgiving' by Patricia Joan Polhans (Christart.com)

Thanksgiving
by Patricia Joan Polhans

I've read through a lot of poems
And just cannot understand why
There aren't more on thanksgiving.
Child, this brings tears to my eyes.

It reminds me where, in the Bible,
There were ten lepers God had healed
And only one returned to thank him.
In the scripture this was revealed.

Shouldn't we have many things
To thank the precious Lord for?
Our health, our life, our children
And a Father that we can adore.

Shouldn't we be thankful that
We have no dreaded disease,
And thankful that we can walk,
Not like a quadriplegic.

We take so much for granted
And this can never be right
We should thank the precious Lord
Every moment of our lives.

Though some things aren't pleasant
But, thankful, we should be aware
For in many, many instances
We've been under the Father's care.

We've come through many battles
With the precious Lord on our side,
The one who's given us strength
To take the trials all in stride.

So I will continue speaking
Of what Jesus Christ has done.
I will praise him every day
As long as I have a tongue.

Please don't take things so lightly
Like the sound of a roosters crow,
The song sung by the whippoorwill
And the people we've come to know.

Be so very thankful, my friend,
That God has not left you alone.
Friendship is something to desire,
Envied by those so sadly alone.

These smaller things of which I write
Are so very precious to me.
The fragrant flowers and birds
And a soft, refreshing breeze.

I am grateful for my laughter,
It's like medicine to me,
A merry heart, the Bible says,
Is therapeutic for me.

Therefore, I'll be like the leper
Who returned and thanked the Lord
For touching my precious life,
A treasure I cannot ignore.

I'm sure if you looked around
That you could surely find
Something to be grateful for
And please put them all online.

Others must know the Savior's love,
Of how faithful that he can be.
And we should return to thank him
Like the leper that he had freed.

Please contact Patricia Joan Polhans at "polhanspatricia@yahoo.com" to request permission to use this poem.

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