MY CROSS SEEMS HEAVY TODAY AND MY BURDEN IS NOT LIGHT.
SOMEONE DEAR TO ME AND OTHERS IS GONE, YES - LOST THE FIGHT.
JUST SEEMED LIKE THEY BELONGED IN MY DAILY WALK AND ROUTINE.
OFTEN TOOK IT FOR GRANTED, THEY'D BE THERE IN EVERY SCENE.
SEEMS WE CAN'T PREPARE OURSELVES FOR LOSSES SUCH AS THESE.
TRY AS WE MAY, HARD AS IT IS - WE THEN DROP TO OUR KNEES
FOR COMFORT, STRENGTH, & POWER. FEEBLE AND WEAK ARE WE.
OUR EARTHLY MINDS NOT ALWAYS PERCEIVING EVENTS AS WE NOW SEE.
OUR HEARTS ARE CRUSHED, OUR SOUL REACHES OUT.
TO A SPIRIT MUCH GREATER THAN ALL.
WE REACH FOR THE HAND FROM UP ABOVE.
SOMETIMES DOUBTING AND FEARING WE'LL FALL.
OH, GOD, GIVE ME COURAGE, UNDERSTANDING AND LOVE.
I KNOW YOU'RE NOT ANGRY, GIVE ME STRENGTH FROM ABOVE.
WE'RE OFTEN CONFUSED AS LIFE'S ACTS ARE UNVEILED.
WE NEED YOUR ASSURANCE THAT ALL WILL BE WELL.
GIVE ME COMFORT AND HOPE AND THE PEACE WE NOW NEED.
MY HEART IS NOW ACHING AND TO YOU I NOW PLEAD.
GRANT ME UNDERSTANDING TO GET THROUGH THIS TIME.
I'M TRUSTING IN YOU, LORD, THAT ALL WILL BE FINE.
YOU NEVER HAVE FAILED ME AND I'M SURE YOU WON'T START.
YOUR PROMISES ARE SURE AND YOUR WORDS TOUCH MY HEART.
WE'RE HERE FOR AWHILE AND THEN WE MUST LEAVE.
SEE ME THROUGH IT ALL, LORD, FOR IN YOU I BELIEVE.
GARY HILL JUNE-2008