The Gift of Joy

I met a new friend today

You may find him quiet unorthodox…

But when I asked his name…

He said,

My name is Joy…I am known by you as a Blue Bird.

Also as the blue bird of happiness, you may have heard…

God gave me blue feathers, to shelter me from the rain…

He gave me wings and a beak and said I should remain

Among the trees and build a nest, for my bride to lay her eggs

So our new babies can grow and rest…

Some times when I’m really blue I have a song I sing…

Listen…

Creator of the universe, I lift my head to thee

With gentle breath I sing this tune a gift you gave to me…

You filled my lungs with air…and gave me wings, so I can fly…

to higher ground to soar way up there…

Rising early in the morning, I find food for my family,

I’m grateful for all you do eternally…

There’s no time to worry or fret, what will happen in this day…

Papa, Creator, I sing and I obey.

You put your music within me; yes I am called to sing…

To the listeners of passersby, it is Joy I’m offering…

Oh, Joy, I cannot tell you how much happiness you’ve given me today

I was sad and all alone until your song came my way…

And from now on, when I’m feeling really blue

I’ll look up in your tree and I’ll be hearing you.

Thank you, Papa Creator, for sending Joy my way…

I’ve learned a valuable lesson here, from, Joy today.

Joy is always around us…even when we’re blue…

Joy is a gift from God today, listen, he’s telling you

To stop and hear Joy singing, in everything you do.

The blue bird of happiness is God’s sweet gift to you.

~Marla Shaw O’Neill May 10, 2018

Psalm 95 New International Version (NIV)

Psalm 95 Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.