Broken hearts and crushed spirits,
Those forced into new lows during life's long journey;
Daily troubles expected along the way
But things that stop you cold
Nearly dead in your tracks
Simply beyond human understanding;
Inner questions throb with pain
Answers only pierce the heart again and again,
Like an invisible sword thrusts out suddenly
And the delicate breath is gone,
Life thought lost, hangs in the fragile balance
And who can begin to see the true scale before us?
Often the unknown Lord of Mercy will quietly rise up
Stand in kindness hopefully begun to be revealed
Though tears and emotions can somehow resist
And bitterness hold back,
Even while winds rage along in a storm
And waves crash against the shore;
Personal needs will overwhelm
And only God can help us,
Cries and prayers and tears are seen and heard
And only the Resurrected God of the impossible
Can ever do anything real that lasts forever!
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