The Seven Wonders of Jehovah (new poem) by Janell Renee'

The Seven Wonders of Jehovah  by Janell R. Ward

Pyramids stain Egyptian deserts,

Unrevealing of their creator,

Mysterious to the common man,

An irritant to the aggressive historian,

And I find myself

Equally baffled by

How God builds mercy.  

Galaxies surpass the Milky Way,  

Coiling our curious observations,

Frustrating our restricted perceptions,

Humbling  the prideful physic, 

And I catch myself

Correspondingly tangled by

God’s forgiveness that surpasses my sin.

Aurora rises in the artic atmosphere,

Stunning the possibilities of nature,

Romancing the weary wanderer,

Shaming the prolific painter,

And I discover myself

Likewise entranced by

the magnificence of God’s kindness.

The Grand Cannon, the human

Brain, the rings of Saturn, Petra,

Chechen Itza, Mt. Ararat, Giza,

Small creatures of the Amazon,

And I reveal myself

Equally amazed by

The providence of God’s hands.  

The Leaning tower of Piza,

Stands against the earth’s laws,

Confusing the constructors,

Causing conflict between the architects, 

And I find myself

Equally puzzled by

How God’s faithfulness never falls.

Numbers stun the mathematician, 
Who counts the coral of the Barrier Reef 
Or tallies the tiny streams in the wastelands? 
Who knows the highest figure? 
And I am 
Equally stunned by 
How God's patience is unmeasurable. 

The roar of a stampede, Mt. Kilimanjaro,

Nazca Lines, the canals of Venice,

The Dead Sea, the untamed Outback,

Putorana Plateau, Delphi, Mecca,

And I find myself

Still more in awe of

My innocent God’s upon my cross.