HEAVEN PROVIDES A HELP

Meaning in Psalm 127

Alfred D. Byrd

NOTHING will prosper unless our God
Is there beside us to light our path.
We'll build a house, but the house will fall
Unless our God secures foundations.
Firemen, police — they guard a city
Threatened by crime, neglect, and decay,
But God alone can keep the city
Healthy and whole in body and mind.
Our God intends for us to labor,
Working from dawn to dusk for our food,
But work will fail unless it receives
Protection from God as King and Friend.
For workers, heaven provides a help,
A sleep untroubled by pain or fear.

OUR PATH through life requires companions.
No one who travels alone is safe.
A spouse and children comprise a home,
And neighbors are gifts in times of storm.
The worst of storms can come from neighbors:
Enemies, angered, take us to law.
When we face the judge, we need support.
Our kin and our friends can take our part;
They give us counsel, they hold our hand,
And they make our case before the bench.
The best of friends is God, our Maker;
No one will prosper without the Friend.

One misunderstood system of faith and practice explained to another in its own terms.

Kabbalah for Evangelical Christians