Come Now, Look to Me

Come now, look to Me, My precious daughter;
I know all that’s coming you can’t see.
Rest in faith for I have planned tomorrow,
And will lead you to it faithfully.

I know all the worries that you carry,
You can trust that I will answer prayer.
All the things that you call limitations,
Are to Me, broad avenues for care.

It was I who planned the generations;
I have wisdom working even now.
Ev’ry act of love done for your children
Forms a model to them I’ll endow.

Do not shrink from loving confrontation;
Discipline is truly work of grace;
Lessons from the book of gospel-living
Lay foundations time cannot erase.

See, your efforts carry far beyond you;
Seeds of virtue planted home today
Yield a harvest long into the future;
You advance My Kingdom in this way.

Raise these treasured children, loving daughter;
Time is short; make joy your memory!
Is this not the best life I could give you?
Love and purpose in your family!

--K. Hartnett, February 2005

Two years ago around this time I was asked to write a poem to encourage the homeschooling mothers in our church's Family Schools Program.  May this poem continue to help, encourage, and inspire these dedicated and hard-working women of God.