Does God reside within the barn
where horses in their stables feed?
Is He within each succulent,
each sugar beet and sunflower seed?

When children's laughter fills the loft,
does God reside within the barn?
And as they leap from stacks of hay,
does God's hand keep them safe from harm?

As chores begin at crack of dawn,
does He help hold the milking pails?
Does God reside within the barn
when sheep are sheared and hay is baled?

When roosters crow and cats chase mice,
while Grandpa tells the kids a yarn,
as life is lived in every way,
does God reside within the barn?