If Love Be True
TheMIghtyLCUCC
A poetic sharing from Michael Young
If the forest is my mother
The river my father
If the tree my brother
The leaf my sister
If the dandelion is my cousin
The grass my auntie
If the lake is my neighbor
The creek my teacher
If the hungry is my father
The stranger my mother
If the thirsty is my brother
The naked my sister
If the sick is my cousin
The prisoner my auntie
If the giver is my neighbor
The receiver my teacher
If the Holy is crying
Creation weeping
If the Holy speaks in love
Creation yearning
If the Holy is divine
Creation smiles
If the Holy is within
Wind blows joy
If the Holy rains grace
Creation blossoms
If Love is our parent
Creation our family
If the Spirit moves among
Caresses all hearts
How can I deny
The spark in the tree
Humanity in the stranger
Grace in the prisoner
Holy in the hungry
Joy in the naked
Strength in the leaf
Yearning in the river
Teaching in the creek
Neighbor in me
If Love be true
Who am I to deny
The heart of the Divine
Alive in all of creation
If love be true
Who am I
But lover
Of the One who loves
If Love be true
Who am I
But a poet of the spirit
Singer of the song
Teller of the story
If love be true
Who am I
But love alive