THE GOOD

I heard
two believers today
reassuring each other
about the goodness of God,
which meant to them
that he gives us
only good things
during this life.
But I thought to myself
how if this were true
would god really need
to wipe away every tear
when the redeemed
are before him
in Heaven?
For some
apparently
eternity’s blessings
must happen now
if they are to count.