Serene Providence

God, all serene, shows us serenity,
God, provident, provides us everything,
God offers His serenity to me,
Our God-King's Providence makes me a king.

With everything I too am provident,
full of God's gifts, these I provide to all,
God gives them not to keep but to be spent,
a servant king, says He, is my true call.

Serene, God is at peace, so why not I?
All things fit into His great masterpiece,
I share with all, the air, the earth and sky,
and sharing, all remain, like Him, at peace.

Though small, I still am king and therefore keen
to share God's Providence and be serene.

                             -- by Pete Voelz       5/05

(Dedicated to Brother Lawrence)