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March 3, 2001
Dedication of the Land
Ground Breaking for Pickering
Christian School
the
balloons rose into the sky
slowly
dwindling specks of
red in
white intermingled as
smoke and
flame of an altar
long
remembered
the echo
of the shophar
lingering
in the cold
we stood
beneath, feet stamping
breath
white, wreathing faces
themselves
wreathing smiles
excitement
a palpable thing
as the
plans of many days
begin the
bearing of their fruit
how long
ago these roots were laid
our God
has blessed us richly
here,
beneath His sky, we praise Him
giving
Him just glory for His mercy
here the
foundation we have in Him
will find
an earthly bearing
that our
children too
may be
firmly founded
our
prayers for them ascending
alongside
the exuberant balloons
to the
courts of Heaven’s King
and giver
of every good and perfect thing
We celebrated the ground breaking
for
the new building today. One child from
each class driving a shovel into the
earth
in answer to prayers long laid
before God.
How good He is to us to give this answer.
Could tears not flow at the joy of today?