Tears in Crystal Vials

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The following poem has been inspired by Psalm 56:8 - You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle.  Are they not in your book? (ESV) 

Tears in Crystal Vials
by Belinda van Rensburg

What if the angels caught each tear we cried
In crystal vials trimmed with silver and gold,
To lay at the feet of the One Who resides
In Heavenly places to bless and behold?

What if the tears that we shed were collected
And strewn in the sky to catch the Son's rays;
His brilliant Light by each teardrop reflected
Painting a bow to remind and amaze?

The Sovereign Lord can change crying to laughter
And wipe the tears from our eyes;
Replacing our sorrows with joy-filled hereafters,
And turn ashes to rainbows to color our lives.

© 2008​