Poem [shared by Sylvia]

 

Sometimes we must be hurt in order to grow,
We must fall in order to know,
We must lose in order to gain,
Some lessons are learned best only thru pain,
Sometimes our vision clears,
Only after our eyes r washed with tears,
Sometimes we have to be broken ,
So we can be tender,
Sick, so that we can rest n think better,
On things more important than work or fun,
Trip near death, so we can assess how we have run,
Sometimes we have to suffer lack,
So we can know God's provisions.
Feel another 's pain,
So we can have a sense of mission

So take heart, my friend,
If u don't understand today,
Instead of grumbling, ask God what HE means to say,
In order to learn , u must endure
And learn to see the bigger picture,
In order to grow, u must stand,
Look beyond the hurt, to God's loving hand
That takes what is good
And gives what is best

And on this blessed thought: rest.
As your anxious heart , with questions: wait.
God's hand only gives , what His loving heart dictates