The Mobile Ribbon of Humanity

The mobile ribbon of humanity
Pulsates in an endless stream
The pace of life in singularity
Seldom leaves time for things unseen

But, where does all this hurrying move toward?
And what of it is for eternal gain?
Thus the soul of man reaches out heavenward
To ask of God when energy does wain

When suffering enters a house of good health
Or life's candle flickers with little wick left
We pause in our pursuit of prosperity and wealth
And realize without God we are utterly inept

Our heart felt questions transcend mortality
As they're not answered in academia's books
But, as one reaches out to embrace eternity
And search for, in prayer, what hurrying overlooks

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart
And lean not unto thine own understanding
And in all ways acknowledge Him, and He will impart
Direction for thy paths of eternal landing

Look unto God with firmness of mind
And pray unto Him with exceeding faith
And you will find answers like no other kind
As an unseen warmth gathers round in wait

Thomas S. Monson
An Invitation to Exaltation
Deseret Book Company 1997


Proverbs 3: 5-6
¶ Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.


Jacob 3: 1
But behold, I, Jacob, would speak unto you that are pure in heart. Look unto God with firmness of mind, and pray unto him with exceeding faith, and he will console you in your afflictions, and he will plead your cause, and send down justice upon those who seek your destruction.