Like Jacob for Rachel

Dedicated L. Erasmus Inspired by Genesis 29 I saw you by the well of my wandering days, Where time stood still and hearts learned praise. Your smile — like Rachel’s — gentle, pure, and rare, A flame of promise whispered through the air. I labored in silence, seasons passing slow, Each dawn a vow my heart would sow. Seven years felt but a moment’s grace, For love’s true beauty shone in your face. The waiting taught me faith’s embrace, To trust God’s hand, not rush His pace. For love that’s forged through prayer and pain, Becomes a covenant, not a chain. Like Jacob, I found in you my peace, A love that made my striving cease. Not born of haste, nor fleeting flame, But heaven’s call — I heard your name. So if I must labor yet again, For your heart, through sun and rain, I’ll count the years as joy, not cost, For love like this can’t be lost. And when the wells of life run deep, I’ll hold your hand, your soul to keep. For Rachel waited — and so did he, Until love’s promise came to be.