Safe
Throughout the Storm
by Effie Darlene Barba
The storm was raging in the night
Our house in certain peril
The lightening flash, the only light
To break the darkest hour
The thunder roar enlarged the fear
The pelting rain and hail
Twas certain now, tornado near
No where were we to run
I felt the arms that held me tight
They carried me to shelter
I felt the strength, the love, the might
My father’s arms could give me
His shadow there, the door secure
Though raging winds pulled hard
He did not budge, His mission pure
To keep his children safe
There is safety in his arms
Those arms that hold me tight
So filled with love, so free from harms
It is his love, his gracious love
That keeps me safe throughout the storm
The storm was raging in my life
And darkness filled my heart
My hope was gone, my world was strife
Nowhere to run, depart
I had no strength to stand against
This whirlwind spiraling down
This heart of mine ripped ‘way each fence
I knew I neared to drown
And then I felt the arms of love
Enwrap me with His self
I could not feel the winds above
While sheltered in His arms
To think that God would love me so
To cry with each my tear
From there His throne to reach below
And hold me oh so dear
There is safety in His arms
Those arms that hold me tight
So filled with love, so free from harms
It is His love, his gracious love
That keeps me safe throughout the storm
Galatians 4: (KJV)
4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
5 To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
6 And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
7 Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
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My Father was a man of few words; but demonstrated his love by working hard to provide and to protect us. He had little education due to his plowing the fields behind the mules during farming season and the little one room school house he attended; yet, he was the best financial manager and demonstrated wisdom. He could not read well and thus could not read the Bible; yet, as though God spoke directly to this great man, he demonstrated God’s mercy, grace, and fairness against all odds. He left this world to go home to God in 1993, one day I will see him again. For now let me say thank you Daddy. My Heavenly Father, God, thank you for letting Charles William Garner be my earthly father and thank you for being my Father as well.
