God's Care

God cared for me before I cared for Him,
in fact, He had to teach me how to care,
that caring’s real, the opposite of whim,
so when my care began, He put it there.
This God of care gave all our care a name,
and taught me through the family that I knew,
and once I cared, I never was the same,
and being loved, I said, “I love you too.”
It was His love that made them love me so,
I came to love Him by love they showed me,
He teaches love through caring ones I know,
and then to love or not, He made me free.
O God, Your loving care’s both skill and art,
I practice it with loving hand and heart.

                         -- by Pete Voelz     11/13/11