The Sign of the Soul

The living do not want to think of death,
the dying want to cling to their own life,
the living want to hide from their last breath,
the dying--to end the struggle and the strife.

The soul looks for a miracle, a sign,
it finds one in acceptance of its fate,
we’re meant to follow nature by design,
to see the end is glory, and then wait.

We come to know God made us by His care,
He loved us so He died to set us free,
He gives us no more pain than we can bear,
He sets the soul to see its destiny.

I give You all, O Lord, to reach the goal,
to see and love--the deep signs of my soul.

                       by Pete Voelz         5/28/15