The Golden Years Of Life

THE GOLDEN YEARS OF LIFE

by HELEN STEINER RICE



GOD IS LOVING
AND ALL-WISE WAY
MAKES THE HEART
THAT ONCE WAS YOUNG AND GAY
SERENE AND MORE GENTLE
AND LESS RESTLESS, TOO,
CONTENT TO REMEMBER
THE JOYS IT ONCE KNEW...
AND ALL THAT WE SOUGHT
ON "THE PATHWAY OF PLEASURE"
BECOMES BUT A MEMORY
TO CHERISH AND TREASURE-
THE FAST PACE GROWS SLOWER
AND THE SPIRIT SERENE,
AND OUR SOULS CAN ENVISION
WHAT OUR EYES HAVE NOT SEEN...
AND SO WHILE "LIFE'S SPRINGTIME"
IS SWEET TO RECALL,
THE "AUTUMN OF LIFE"
IS THE BEST TIME OF ALL,
FOR OUR WILD, YOUTHFUL YEARNINGS
ALL GRADUALLY CEASE
AND GOD FILLS OUR DAYS
WITH BEAUTY AND PEACE!







AS FOR GOD, HIS WAY IS PERFECT.
ALL THE LORD'S PROMISES PROVE TRUE,
HE IS THE SHIELD FOR ALL WHO LOOK
TO HIM FOR PROTECTION.



PSALM 18:30
NLT



MAKE ME WALK IN THE PATH OF
THY COMMANDMENTS, FOR I DELIGHT IN IT.



PSALM 119:35
NAS



HE WILL KEEP HIS AGREEMENT FOREVER:
HE WILL KEEP HIS PROMISES ALWAYS.



PSALM 105:8
NCV



I HAVE BECOME AN EXAMPLE TO MANY PEOPLE,
BUT YOU ARE MY STRONG REFUGE.



PSALM 71:7
GOD'S WORD



YOU HAVE NOT HANDED ME OVER TO MY ENEMIES
BUT HAVE SET ME IN A SAFE PLACE.



PSALM 31:8
NCV



WAIT FOR THE LORD;
BE STRONG, AND LET YOUR
HEART TAKE COURAGE;
YES, WAIT FOR THE LORD.



PSALM 27:14
NAS



THEREFORE I LOVE YOUR COMMANDMENTS
MORE THAN GOLD, YES, THAN FINE GOLD!



PSALM 119:127
NKJV