A Poem for Hardship

I wrote this poem for my friend as she went through an incredible hardship related to her mom's health.

God's Light Shines

Where do you turn when you are hit

With something so unexpected?

One moment everything is great

But next come words that you hate

To hear, words that are injected

With this: The world is an obit.

“Something is wrong!” the world screams,

And times like these bring that into

Clearer focus. This reminds one

Of the groanings of creation

Waiting for all to be made new.

Sometimes life seems like our worst dreams.

But in the midst of oppressive

Darkness, there shines forth a light that

Will not fade from the believers

View. Even though he a griever

Be, with emotions that are matte,

God’s light shines, greater joy to give.

That greater joy is found in Christ

And the knowledge that his sovereign

Goodness labors to magnify

His name and cause us to rely

On Him. Only there does our ken

Expand to find joy in any price.