Celebrating National Poetry Month with "Sign of the Covenant"

Sign of the Covenant

Look to the rainbow

the sign of the covenant God said He made

between me, you and every living creature of all flesh

an infusion of mystical particles

magically sprinkling colorful sparkles through the clouds

where rain exits and the sun enters

acknowledging each other’s presence by uniting

forming an arch of unbelievable vibrant colors

admired by those who look up

and recognize the sign of hope and promise

all within the color wheel of a rainbow.

After the great flood in the beginning

lasting forty days upon the earth

waters increasing high above the land

where even the mountaintops could not be seen

as the waters subsided

God commanded Noah and his house to go forth

to breed abundantly

declaring never again shall the mighty waters

of a great flood

come to destroy all flesh and the earth.

Look to the rainbow

tis the sign of promise for all future generations

in all of its magnificence in shades of royal flair

a blessed covenant from God

wrapped in unyielding reassurance

knowing that He will never forsake you

confident He’ll always be there!

*This poem, Sign of the Covenant, is from the book Diversities of Gifts: Same Spirit (2009)

“And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come:

I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth.

Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds,

I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life.

Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth.”

- Genesis 9:12-16 (NIV)