And I will restore to you
the years that the locust hath eaten....
(Joel 2:25)
Years
stripped bare
swallowed by locusts
are not forever lost.
No final destruction
is possible:
God can restore
that which the locust devours.
Soul-filled
Love-laden
Truth-tempered
years
exterminate
the locusts of our lethargy
the grasshoppers of our greed
the weevils of our worldliness.
Then humbly we harvest
the unspoiled fruits
of our God-directed
labors of love.
