My Heart Carries A Heavy Load Poem by Greg Oosterhouse

My heart carries a heavy load,
How can it withstand
The awesome weight it has abode
All these years, a weight so grand?

No, it is not a weight of depression,
Nor is it a weight of loneliness.
This is my glad confession,
That this weight gives me true happiness.

This weight is known as love,
Love for my friends and family.
Those that have been sent from above,
Each and every one means a great deal to me.

So much love that I have in my heart,
It's surprising that it doesn't sink down to my feet
And inhibit me as I get a walking start.
So much love, I get to feeling nice and neat.

Love, more precious than silver and gold,
Brighter than the noon-day sun,
Much too amazing too behold,
As for describing it, I haven't even begun.

I thank the Lord God for adoption,
I was chosen by a very special family.
I am so glad that my birth mother chose that option,
So I could be with those who love me.

Bless the Lord, oh my soul,
Bless the Lord indeed.
Bless the Lord, oh my soul,
He provides me with all that I need.
Although there are times that I am careless with money,
And thoughtless in my sin,
To my heart He brings love sweeter than honey,
And blessings abound therein.

Love truly, truly Love