Retro Post...I Sometimes Forget

I posted this in March of 2011. I love this poem and for those who missed it, I really wanted to be certain to publish it again.  (I changed the photo as the original photo was a stock photo. This is one I took myself.)

I Sometimes Forget

I didn't write the following.  I found it probably 6 years ago, printed in a church bulletin for an advent service I attended.  It really spoke to me that night.  I stumbled upon it this morning and thought it was perfect following the blog about fear that I posted yesterday.  I would give credit to the author but no name was attached to it.  I hope the poem touches you as it did me.

 

In the dark,

I sometimes forget the light will come, the stars will shine.

In the rain,

I sometimes forget the sun will come out, the land will be green and fresh.

In the rush,

I sometimes forget how to slow down, how to be still.

In the noise,

I sometimes forget the quiet will come, peace will return.

In the loneliness,

I sometimes forget you are always here, you are holding me.

In the cold,

I sometimes forget who warms my heart, who holds my soul.

In the fear,

I sometimes forget to trust in you, to lean on you.

Forgive me, God, for not remembering that laughter will follow tears,

Joy will follow the sorrow, healing will follow the hurt,

Day will follow the night, because I sometimes forget. Amen

Trust and Faith

Sometimes you may feel the road ahead is bleak and you can't see where you are going.  Sometimes you just have to keep moving forward and trust that a way will open up for you.

Ok, I realize now you may be worrying about me.  Perhaps you are thinking I just can't see a way out of some emotional canyon or something.  Nope.  I'm fine.  I just had some cool canyon and tunnel photos and wanted an excuse to post them. 

It's true, though.  Most of us do go through times when we just can't see far enough ahead to feel comfortably safe.  That's where faith and trust come in, don't you think?

Psalm 18:1-2

I love you,

O Lord my strength,

O Lord my stronghold,

my crag, and my haven.

My God, my rock

in whom I put my trust,

my shield,

the horn of my salvation,

anjd my refuge:

You are worthy of praise.

Psalm 18:1-2

If You But Trust in God to Guide You

 If you but trust in God to guide you

And place your confidence in him,

You'll find him always there beside you,

To give you hope and strength within.

For those who trust God's changeless love

Build on the rock that will not move.

What gain is there in futile weeping,

In helpless anger and distress?

If you are in his care and keeping,

In sorrow will he love you less?

For he who took for you a cross

Will bring you safe through ev'ry loss.

 

In patient trust await his leisure

In cheerful hope, with heart content

To take whate'er your Father's pleasure

And all discerning love have sent;

Doubt not your inmost wants are known

To him who chose you for his own.

Sing, pray, and keep his ways unswerving,

Offer your service faithfully,

And trust his word; though undeserving,

You'll find his promise true to be.

God never will forsake in need

The soul that trusts in him indeed.

Text & Tune: Georg Newmark, 1621-1681

Crying Woman photo from:   http://erichaney.wordpress.com

I Sometimes Forget

I didn't write the following.  I found it probably 6 years ago, printed in a church bulletin for an advent service I attended.  It really spoke to me that night.  I stumbled upon it this morning and thought it was perfect following the blog about fear that I posted yesterday.  I would give credit to the author but no name was attached to it.  I hope the poem touches you as it did me.

In the dark,
I sometimes forget the light will come, the stars will shine.
In the rain,
I sometimes forget the sun will come out, the land will be green and fresh.
In the rush,
I sometimes forget how to slow down, how to be still.
In the noise,
I sometimes forget the quiet will come, peace will return.
In the loneliness,
I sometimes forget you are always here, you are holding me.
In the cold,
I sometimes forget who warms my heart, who holds my soul.
In the fear,
I sometimes forget to trust in you, to lean on you.
Forgive me, God, for not remembering that laughter will follow tears,
Joy will follow the sorrow, healing will follow the hurt,
Day will follow the night, because I sometimes forget. Amen