Poems from a Friend

The Lord brought a new friend into my life recently. Today, she shared two poems she's personally written. I asked her if I could post them on my blog because they speak the words I have wrestled with all year.


Even

I will trust You
Even with yesterdays that are broken
And tomorrows that are uncertain
And todays that bear a weight
My shoulders can't stand.

I will surrender
Even with shaky hands stretched high
Having failed this task before
Feeling sweet release to tired bones
Holding on too tight for too long

I will kneel
Even when the world tells me to stand
Or my fearful heart tells me to run
Or my pride tells me to take control

I will pray
Even with no immediate answers
Or no exact reasons
Or no time-line laid out in perfect sequence

I will hope.
Even when it "feels"
Like there is none
Knowing that feelings deceive and
You are Truth.

I will believe
Even when it's hard
And I don't understand
Or I can't see what
You could possibly be doing here

Even Now
In the midst of doing life
I choose to do it in You
And for You.

E.R. 8-09


I Don't Understand

I don’t understand
But I guess I don’t have to…
To know that You are
Good and
Kind and
Just and
Faithful.

I don’t understand
But I guess I don’t have to…
To be held in Your arms
Quieted with Your love
Transformed by Your Word
And taken by Your Presence

I don’t understand
But I guess I don’t have to…
To walk with You
Remain in You
Believe in You
And be strengthened by You.

I don’t understand
But I guess I don’t have to…
To trust in Your
Promises,
Purposes,
Plans, and
Precepts.

I don’t understand
But I guess I don’t have to…
To step in Faith
Holding Your hand
Knowing the hurt today
Will lead to a Glory
That surpasses all
Understanding tomorrow.

E.R. 06-09