Thursday, March 02, 2006

the unpleasant journey..the uninvited gift

i look to the back
a road filled with thorns and thistles
no, i don't want to backtrack
i look ahead
it's too far, beyond reach

i pause
my feeble feet
they are too heavy to carry on
weariness overcomes me
darkness illuding me

i cry and i cry
where are you, Lord?
i don't understand
the unpleasant journey
the uninvited gift of pain
the unwanted place of waiting

yet the safest place
where i taste Your familiar touch again
deep calls to deep
no utterance of words
if there is one
TRUST it is.

3 comments:

Simon said...

finally the update is here :)

nice piece, God bless!

Becky said...

thanks..
born out of reluctant situation..

Judith said...

Hey you! I read your poem and I'm like hey... this is too familiar :) It feels like I know exactly how it goes, because it's something I face too.

Trusting in God encompasses so many things in life, it's actually everything. That's what makes it beautifully difficult sometimes. The unpleasant journey is always a rewarding journey.