COLORS OF LOVE

Lord I see this changing season
Trees adorned with colors bright
Red and orange and golden leaves, Lord
I stand in awe at such a sight.

Little squirrels that dart about, Lord,
Searching for their food to store
For the long cold days of winter
As they have always done before.

All the beauty and the wonder
You allow these eyes to see
Thank you Lord for all the magic
Precious gifts of love to me.

Yet I know there are so many
That may never get to see
Bound to beds of pain and sorrow
Shut away from all I see.

Lord you know their need for beauty
So allow their eyes to see
Beauty through the eyes of people
Brought inside by folks like me.

May we share Your love and beauty
From Your bounty store above.
So their lives may not be lonely
Let us color them with love.

Gertrude B. McClain

The Tapestry of Life
From the Salesian Collection, pg. 101