As we journey

As I write this things are still very tough, 

I can’t always explain how much this is rough,

Yet I hang on to the Lord through thick and thin,

Asking Him to carry us knowing ultimately we will win.

I’ve written blogs that haven’t been seen,

Often so negative depending how I lean,

There are also glimmers of hope as I write, 

All the time not wanting to sound trite.

As I think back over the years,

So many memories that bring me tears,

I’ve seen and known the goodness of God,

May we know again that goodness from whence we once trod.

Perseverance often comes up in God’s Word,

For those who have suffered and have certainly been floored,

The promise of a crown of life is to those who endure,

and it’s helpful to look to those who have gone before.

Lord help us to that end, for this is our hope,

Looking to You is the only way that we can cope,

May you aid us in the trouble and in the strife,

As we journey through this turbulent life.

Someone recently said to me….. trust,

Even though that is often difficult, I know I must,

He knows the beginning and the end,

So may we lift our hands in surrender and bend. 

Alan Howes