I heard this poem at the end of an old movie....so true:

At The Gate of the Year

I said to the man who stood at the Gate of the Year,
"Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown."
And he replied,
"Go into the darkness and put your hand into the Hand of God.
That shall be to you better than light and safer than a known way!"

So I went forth and finding the Hand of God,
Trod gladly into the night.
He led me towards the hills
And the breaking of day in the lone east.

So heart be still!
What need our human life to know
If God hath comprehension?

In all the dizzy strife of things
Both high and low,
God hideth His intention."


By Minnie Louise Harkins 1875-1957
Included in King George VI broadcast 1939

YOUR DIVINE VALENTINE

A Valentine may play a love song for you,
but God sings you the sweetest love song in the universe. 
The Lord Your God...will rejoice over you with gladness,
He will keep you quiet with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.
Zephaniah 3:17 NKJV

A Valentine may give you flowers,
But God sent you the most beautiful rose of all, Jesus. 
I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.
Song of Solomon 2:1 NKJV 

A Valentine may take you out to dinner,
but God has invited you to the most amazing feast ever given. 
Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!
Revelation 19:9 NKJV 

A Valentine may give you chocolate,
but God provides you with something even sweeter, His word.
How sweet are Your words to my taste,
sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Psalms 119:103 NKJV 

A Valentine may be far away,
but God is always with you. 
"I am with you always."
Matthew 28:20 NKJV
 
A Valentine may give you something,
but God has given you everything. 
God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy.
1 Timothy 6:17 NKJV 

A Valentine may love you for a lifetime,
but God loved you before you were born and will love you for all eternity!
"Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love;
Therefore with loving kindness I have drawn you."
Jeremiah 31:3 NKJV 

Holley Gerth
Writer/Creative Manager