He only takes the best

<p>Not to be mean spirited but since we all die eventually, I guess we&#39;re all the best...</p>

<p>So good.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Beautiful&nbsp;</p>

The title is what made me read it and when I did it left me in tears cause it was truly great

<p>This poem is used for a lot of funerals</p>

I also saw this beautiful poem on funeral leaflet,also at bookstores..I don't know the author but don't believe this is this person's work.

<p>very nice&nbsp;</p>

<p>This broke my heart &lt;3 its so beautiful!</p>

<p>This poem also reminds of people I&#39;ve lost, most recently my dad&#39;s mom. She was 82 years old when she passed away in her sleep on December 8th, 2015.</p>

<p>this is my favorite poem my mother read it to me when i was younger. i was six then im now 16 and have it memorized</p>

<p>This is beautiful, it gave me chills the way it conjured memories of loved ones i&#39;ve lost</p>

<p>I love this. My mom just lost a good friend due to cancer, which kind I wasnt told but is very true for this woman was one the best people I have ever known. Thank you</p>

<p>This poem is beautifully written.&nbsp;</p>

For a long time I buried my hurt deep inside...I would never have thought in a million years I would feel this way. Thank you for letting me feel.

Although you may have added to this poem. It's an original poem by Frances and Kathleen Coelho.

<p>Well written! This is quite possibly my favorite poem.</p>

As I read through, I reminisced that day, 3 years ago when my friend was laid to rest. He was definitely the best among us and I always looked up to him and was always proud to know him. He loved God dearly and it showed in his life, 2 years into clinicals (medical school) his time with us was up; because "God only takes the best". Awesome piece, thanks.

<p>Absolutely beautiful! One word that comes to mind is 'haunting,' but in a good way (:</p>

<p>wow</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; color: rgb(46, 46, 46); font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Sans', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">This poem sounds all too familiar. Like maybe I've heard it somewhere. Oh wait, I have. It's been around for years.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; color: rgb(46, 46, 46); font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Sans', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">"God Saw You Getting Tired" by&nbsp;Frances and Kathleen Coelho</span></span></p><h2 style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; border: none; outline: none; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; min-height: 35px; font-family: 'Roboto Slab', serif; text-shadow: rgb(255, 255, 255) 1px 1px 0px; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">God saw you getting tired<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: none; outline: none;">And a cure was not to be<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: none; outline: none;">So he put His arms around you&nbsp;<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: none; outline: none;">And whispered "Come to me."<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: none; outline: none;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: none; outline: none;">With tearful eyes we watched you<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: none; outline: none;">As you slowly slipped away<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: none; outline: none;">And though we loved you dearly<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: none; outline: none;">We couldn't make you stay.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: none; outline: none;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: none; outline: none;">Your golden heart stopped beating<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: none; outline: none;">Your tired hands put to rest<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: none; outline: none;">God broke our hearts to prove to us<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: none; outline: none;">He only takes the best.</span></span></h2>

This is amazing. I lost a very loving great grandpa last year and it is still hard to deal with to this day. Thank you for sharing.

An incredibly similar version of this appeared on my friend's Order of Service. He died in 2012. How then can this poster be the author of this poem judging by the date? I've also seen it attributed elsewhere to Christopher Warnen.

<p>Im a new poet writer can someone check out my content and comment, thanks</p>

<p>What a vivid emotion.</p>

<p>The oxymorons....&lt;3</p>

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<p>I am sorry for your loss. I admire how your poem expresses so much overbearing emotions to religion and loved ones. I personally connect with this poem. You show how God has a plan for all of us and takes the best. May your uncle rest in peace.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Bittersweet...excellent!</p>

<p>This is beautiful. :') My uncle just died recently.&nbsp;</p>

<p>This is gorgeous writing. :)</p>

<p>This poem brings up so many emotions and chills. By far the best</p>

<p>I like this.</p>

<p>This is amazing</p>

<p>Wow! what a beautiful illustration. it gave me chills and stirred up the Holy Spirit. Thank you for sharing and also declaring. God is good. His mercy endures forever. His ways our higher than our ways and His thoughts higher than ours.</p>

<p>Your poem gave me chills as I read it. It makes me think of everyone I've lost thus far and the reasons behind it. We never know why some go so soon and others stay but maybe it's because majority of us have not completed&nbsp;our main mission in life yet. We just never know.</p>

<p>I was drawn to this poem by the title. i jus came from church today and we had talked about the uproar in Ferguson and the boy that was lost. God takes everyone for a reason, a reason we may not understand but it is all apart of his big plan. Rest in peace to your uncle.</p>