Lessons from Grandpa
by Nila K. Bartley
Grandpa took the fish, leftover bait, and tackle,
We started walking and went past the chapel—
We would be there Sunday I knew,
To be anywhere but the small country chapel just would not do.
My grandpa had been pastor there many years ago.
Since then, he had been teaching me to give the Lord all my cares and woe.
Grandpa said Jesus carried all that on the cross just for me—
Sin, sickness, and cares, Jesus carried it so I could be free.
My grandpa was a very special man.
He taught me that the Bible says be kind to others whenever you can.
The first thing Grandpa told me though was about how God loves me beyond measure;
He said the Lord views me as His treasure,
A treasure worth so much that God the Father gave His Only Son.
Yes, Jesus is the One.
These many lessons and others I learned on Grandpa’s knee.
He was the first one to tell me why Jesus died on that tree.
I look back with fondness and gratitude on those days;
For now, with my own children, I am repeating Grandpa’s ways.
About the Poet
Nila K. Bartley is in her late fifties and lives in Ohio. She is married to her forever love, Jason. She volunteers at her church. Her writing ability is a talent from God, and she serves Him with it. Her hope and prayer is that people are blessed by what she writes.
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