He Has

He Has


‘God Bless You’ she said
As the man loudly sneezed,
‘He has’ the old man replied

Then he thought of the woman
That for sixty years
Had joyfully shared his life,
And though there were times
Some were up some were down,
There was never serious strife.

‘God Bless You’ she said
As he gave her some change,
‘He has’ the old man replied

Then he thought of his children
And all their offspring
All the happy moments they shared
Whether near or far
They were wonderful kids
Always showing how much they cared.

‘God Bless You’ priest said
As he entered the church
‘He has’ the old man replied

As he thought of his home,
His old job and his things
That had kept him safe and dry
He had no real needs
Few wants as they say
And rarely had cause to cry.

The old man was tired,
At a bench he did rest
Closed his eyes and bowed his head

Then some angels appeared
One on each side of him
‘It is time’ they quietly said.

Through the clouds the three went
What a beautiful site
As they ascended to heavenly heights
And they entered the gates
Of our Lord’s promised home
The man couldn’t believe the sites.

‘Bless you my child’ the Lord lovingly said,
‘You have’ the old man replied

He looked around
And barely could speak
He was talking to God’s only son

‘You’ve been thankful and true
Through your years in the world
But your blessings have barely begun’

Then the old man bowed
Giving thanks to his Lord
And began his heavenly days
God was true to the man
During all of his life
And had blessed him in
All of his ways.