When I hear . . .
hateful screams, caustic derisions,
posturing pols fostering divisions
I know . . .
Love’s humble descent, Bethlehem birth,
divine intervention rescuing earth
When I see . . .
storms, fires, floods, hurricane’s power,
suffering mounting, earthquakes devour
I know . . .
the Father’s promises, always fulfilled,
mercy, grace ever reaching, sovereign willed
When I sense . . .
self-imperfection, faults, weakness, sin,
battered, scarred, broken, condemned within
I know . . .
countless changed lives, forgiven, free,
Christ’s holy work in others and me
When I feel . . .
aging aches, waking nights, future fears,
impatience with life, grief, anger, tears
I know . . .
This life is fleeting, my Savior awaits,
with home celebration at heaven’s gates
Wait lifted, day breaking, I embrace the Son
the rest in my life has just begun!
