Beauty and harsh ugliness sometimes make a connection. Through the trials of life, you might step over a rock just to step in a hole. You might say, Where is the beauty in that? The beauty in that is God will and does lift you up, dust you off, and set you on His way. The process is the same if you stumble on that rock and just fall.

You might find yourself in a barren and lonely land...thirsting and hungering...

Speak God's Word, and experience the beauty and fullness of the Holy One...

Drink from His never-ending well, and eat from the manna He provides...

Stop and smell God's garden that lies within these poems.

Lift up your hands and shout, "He will smile."