Ode to Robert “Juney” Hoots

I saw a photo of your gravestone today.
Praise God, I say.
The stone honors you
by announcing the loving way, you touched most of those whom you knew!
Finally, you are receiving a tiny portion of your just due!
Look at our God, working through the most unlikely people to laud you!
Continue to rest in peace, my brother,
along with David and our dearly loved mother!

In the words of God’s children in every generation and in every place:

GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME!!

Time

Time

Time, they say, heals all wounds
That is wrong!
Time may separate the memory from piercing pain
Time does not blot out the stain

Time keeps moving at its pace, unmoved by the human race
Mortals grapple with finding their place in time’s space
Time is enveloping and elusive, it can’t be touched or caught
Time can’t be stopped or bought

Time keeps rolling along
Like a looping melodic background song
Time goes on and on
Time is steady and strong

Time, they say, waits for no one
That is right!
Time keeps moving – morning, noon, and night
Time cannot be visualized or measured by sight

Time: birth-time, life-time, end-time
Little time, more time, no time
Time: anxious-time, happy-time, hopeful-time, sad-time
Then-time, now-time, future-time

Time is everywhere, all the time
What is time?
My time, your time, their time, our time
Time is time