*Pastor’s Note: Helen Steiner Rice (1900-1981) was an influential American writer of inspirational and Christian poetry. She wrote and sold millions of books of her verses. Her poetry is quoted almost everywhere. My prayer is that you will be blessed and inspired by her poetry as much as I am.

THERE’S ALWAYS A SPRINGTIME

After the winter comes the spring
to show us again that in everything
There’s always a renewal divinely planned,
flawlessly perfect, the work of God’s hand.
And just like the seasons that come and go
when the flowers of spring lay buried in snow,
God sends to the heart in its winter of sadness
a springtime awakening of new hope and gladness,
And loved ones who sleep in a season of death
will, too, be awakened by God’s life-giving breath.

From The Poems and Prayers of Helen Steiner Rice: Poetry by Hele Steiner Rice. Used by permission. All rights reserved.