God’s Words

About the Book

Paradise

Everywhere is paradise
Through the sunshine and the rain
For there is our God now
In the hills and on the plain

On the shore, the sands are shifting
As the waves do ripple in
Further out, the seas are rolling
Cloudy sunlight shining thin

In the forest, trees are waving
Tall and slender in the breeze
On the floor is dappled sunlight
Through the branches birds at rest

When the day has turned to twilight
And the moonlight shows the way
We have reached another ending
To another God-made day

Everywhere one goes today
It is part of God’s plan
Exploring all the beauty
Of pure nature by all man

About the Author

Born on the west coast of New Zealand’s South Island seventy-eight years ago, Ailsa Warburton first joined the Anglican Church in 1959 when she was baptised and confirmed.

Soon after, she gave up the church for various reasons until a life-changing event in 2010 caused her to return to the church. A time later, Ailsa wrote a poem, showed it to her vicar, and with God’s intervention, has written many verses, mostly in the small hours of the morning.

She tries to help out in many church activities, from gardening to welcoming the parishioners. This is a new venture for her, and she finds the prospect exciting. A late starter, she is determined to make the most of her remaining years.