Hope Restored

It happens to every one of us.  Daily.  We get discouraged.  We lose site of hope.  But God is always there, holding hope in His hands, just waiting for us to look in His direction so we can see it.

Hope Restored

Often life seems to be filled

with nothing more than distant dreams.

We stagger through barren lands

with shattered hearts and misplaced regrets,

certain that there is no road that will lead

beyond the shadows.

It is this certainty that leads us astray.

For hope is waiting in the wings,

biding time,

anxious for the chance to restore faith,

anticipating the moment.

And when we need it most

a strand of light will sneak through the shadows

and come to rest in the darkness of our path.

illuminating the way,

giving life to the dreams,

casting away the shadows,

making us believe anything is possible.

Because it is.

Pieces of Peace - A Poem

I was working on my latest devotional to share with you all when I came across a poem I wrote back in 2009.  I felt led to share.  May you all know and rely upon the peace we can only get from Him.

 

Pieces of Peace

©2009

 Outside the world is searching

for the calm after the storm.

So many lives are torn apart,

so many spirits worn.

Within the midst of chaos

in a world that knows no peace

He will be a harbor

to offer hearts reprieve.

Governments can crumble

and riches disappear

but the arms of God are open,

His peace is always near.

Suffering and heartache

are never hard to find

as we suffer through the fires

emerging more refined.

We shoulder heavy burdens

that we aren’t meant to bear,

when God says He will carry

what we bring to Him in prayer.