Thankful Unto Thee For My Eleventh.... Poem by MBJ Pancras

(On the occasion of Christina Martin's Successful Completion of 10 years in Tamil Nadu Government's teaching job)

O, Thou, my Lord, How these years passed, I know not,
But all with Thy Merciful Providence unto me,
Snares of the evil; traps of the foes tried for their prey,
Fangs of venomous creatures peeked out at me,
The sting of the scorpion played diabolical dance.
But, Thou hast sheltered my with the wings of the dove,
Thou hast let the breeze caress me,
Thou, O Lord, hast made the land of my life fertile,
Thou hast set me in the land of thy choice,
Thou, Lord, let me breathe the air of peace,
Thou hast, Lord, blessed my child and me,
Thou hast, Lord, blessed me with the man of godliness,
Lord, I thank Thee for Thy manifold blessings upon us.
Ten long years passed through tunnels of trials,
Yet, Thou hast been, Lord, with us,
Thou hast me Good Samaritans in our life,
For, Thou hast been, Lord, always with us.
I landed on the eleventh milestone by Thy Grace,
My prayers unto Thee shall be for Thy Providence for us ever,
Lord, My thoughts, my deeds and my words shall be only for thee.
And I am thankful unto Thee for my eleventh….

(Created on 15th September 2020 at 09.28 hrs)