No More Need For Symbols Poem by Angelina Pandian

I used to count the numbers
Look out for lucky ravens
Wait for the first star to make a wish.
I used to hold the benediction within my palm
Like a fluttering bird and cage it in my heart.
I used to justify to myself –
God is revealing what is in store ahead of me
Through these His agents,
I never used to call myself superstitious
I used to see God’s hand in each of these
I truly believed in God!
But, now my outlook has changed
The word of God has pointed out my vanity
Salvation lies not in symbols
But flows from the foot of the cross
I now sing a different tune.
Little Star, I may not send my wishes
Through you any more, I think,
I only raise words of praise, which you may
Present to Him our Maker and King
With an added sparkle to your light.
Praise Him! Praise Him! Little Star,
For his mercies and his glory
Join my soul in sweet refrain and
Praise Him! Praise Him!
For blessings each more bounteous
Than the one before upon us bestowed
For grace and love, his care and
Protection from all harm,
For all these and those I might’ve forgotten too
I praise and thank his Holy Name!
Each hour, each minute I remember and praise
The might of his daily guiding power.
Each step, each day
He guided us through and still
Holds our hand till times very end
And for all this I praise Him all the more!