It seems my Thankful Thursday theme has come a long way from its humble beginnings on January 6, 2011 with an acrostic poem titled Thankful. With few exceptions, though, the one constant is that Thankful Thursday means a poem about something I am thankful for.
The other day one of my fellow bloggers wrote about our new name in Christ, and asked her readers what we believed our new name was. My first thought was “beloved.” As I pondered a poem to write for today, I decided that would be my theme.
Beloved
I long to be
Your beloved child
Your cherished friend
Your everything
You long to be
My beloved God
My cherished friend
My everything
It’s not a wish come true
But a prayer answered
That brought us together
As beloved
My beloved is mine and I am his;
he browses among the lilies.
Song of Songs 2:16 (NIV).