I Met With Beauty, Science and Faith

Surrounded by beauty! Sunrise from our home
 the day before posting this short poem

I met with Beauty, Science and Faith

walking life’s uncertain road.

Beauty, with her exquisite modesty

outlined a rôle with which she serves God:

‘I am granted a special privilege’, she said,

‘Of stirring humans to wonder and awe,

into heightening of senses; of prompting thanksgiving 

that may wake an instinctive desire to adore.’

‘Ah!’ said Science, ‘It is my task

to explore the relevant ‘laws’ of creation

which underlie the cause and the mystery

of just such outbursts of elation.’

‘To shape understandings and insights

that between them progressively yield

deeper, empirical details 

of all pertinent knowledge-based fields.’ 

‘And then’ said Faith, ‘It is my part

to explore and illuminate,

the purpose, the cosmic significance

of both rapturous and reasoning state.’

‘To encourage human cognition,

to re-visit paths it has trod            

of experiment, wondering and prescience,

and search them for glimpses of God.’

Find other poems and resources in the WONDERS OF CREATION collection on this blog HERE