Lost and hopeless feelings accompany me daily, pain and confusion are my companions.
i know not where to turn;
looking ahead to future times does not bring forth images of renewed hope.
i see troubled times, pain-filled days, and more tragedy.
Lend me your hope for awhile, i seem to have mislaid mine.
Hold my hand and hug me; listen to all my ramblings, recovery seems so far distant.
The road to healing seems like a long and lonely one.
Lend me your hope for awhile, i seem to have mislaid mine.
Stand by me, offer me your presence, your heart and your love.
Acknowledge my pain, it is so real and ever present.
i am overwhelmed with sad and conflicting thoughts.
Lend me your hope for awhile; a time will come when i will heal,
and i will share my renewal, hope, and love with others.
-author unknown
we all need someone or something to lift us up now and then.
the above poem was from this morning's reading.
i am no way near where the author was when he/she penned down the poem;
but all of us need hope to face tomorrow.
that's why a Child was born 2000 years ago -
for me,
and for you.
Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him,
so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
