I will watch over them to build and to plant," declares the LORD.
Jeremiah 31:28
You may be thinking, "I don't know how I could ever get through this." Or you may be battling powerful feelings of despair.
But as difficult as this life storm may be, you are not alone. God is with you always. He loves you, and cares about what is going on in your life. He hears your cries and sees your pain. Moreover, He understands.
In the midst of your pain and struggle, God is with you. Even if you do not feel Him near, God is there. He promises to never leave you. Therefore, wherever you are, God is, never losing sight of you, or your suffering. Even as you ponder how you will begin picking up the pieces of your life, God is there, giving you the strength you need, holding you up, and making a way where there seems to be no way. Reach out for Him today. He is a very present help in times of trouble
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Arrows
Arrows from bright, unbroken skies
are falling down into the eyes
of a man who is searching, yearning to find
fantastical vistas inside of his mind.
The warming rays illuminate for him
branching paths from which to choose again–
one that's been taken, one yet to be tread,
but both wild new worlds inside of his head.
This time his inspiration can be found
in gentle giants rooted deep in the ground;
how they sway and creak and seem to speak
to all those venturing outside to seek
a piece of peace amidst their stoic presence
or words of wisdom in their silent essence.
For some small creatures, they can be a stage
on which to sing or dance or at times engage
with the birds and the bees in a compilation,
played in a theater with living foundations.
More wonders walk under that green ceiling
seeking its cover to avoid revealing
themselves to any from the world outside,
wary of the dangers when worlds collide.
These are the stewards of this grand old hall
where, when no one’s watching, silent things fall
to the ground, decay, and become the soil
that all things need and in which men toil.
Yet these men who venture out to work and play
within this world–this great green bouquet–
struggle to stop for, much less ever smell,
the wonders, like roses, wherever they dwell;
wonders like giants growing so tall and so green
that they create, in morning sun, a scene
of arrows from bright, unbroken skies
falling down into my eyes.
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