His Hands

By Lynn Self

His hands are so beautiful—
So strong, and yet so gentle—
When He holds my hand in His
I feel safe – and sure—
When He wipes away my tears—
I see tears in His eyes too.

When I feel discouraged
His hand reaches out to me—
He says: “Come—I’ll show you
The way, just follow me”
How could they kill Him—
How could they do all these
Horrible things to Him?

All He ever did was love me—
Love everyone too much --
His hands were so beautiful!
I touch His hand—just to hold it
Close to my cheek—
I don’t even notice the scars
From the nails –His hands are so gentle,
Strong and ever so beautiful!

Jesus---My LORD!
I love you!