Storm

I don’t often put my poetry on here for various reasons, but some of my dear ones are going through a tough time, and this one expresses my heart:

Psalm 34:18 “The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”

There are days when God takes this child

Through a storm so strong and wild

That the pain blinds me

And the disappointment binds me

With cords of numbness

And confusing lostness.

I weep through the rolling thunder,

As my storm-battered heart wonders

How is this trial ever going to end –

Will my upset world make sense again?

Yesterday I saw a clear blue sky

With whispers of clouds that floated by.

Today it turned dark shades of gray

And I’m afraid – I’ve lost the way.

 

Then a tender voice I hear,

Whisper gently in my ear,

“Do not fear My little one,

I know that you can’t see the sun,

All you feel is waves and wind,

But trust Me, child, I know the end.

I have brought you to this place,

You’re surrounded by My grace.

You’ve no one to trust but Me alone,

So rest, My child, I’ll take you home.”

I look around, and there I see

The oceans of His love for me

They spread about me, vast, deep, and wide

I could not measure them if I tried.

So in this dark and dreary day

I’ll trust in Him, He’ll lead the way.

He alone is truly good

And these things that are not understood

Pale as I grasp this verse anew

And know deep down that it is true,

“Whoever trusts in Him

Will never be disappointed.”

– from Made for Eternity: Reflections on Time and Timelessness © 2006