Louise Nelson Poet Didactic

A Lesson On Keeping the Faith

I've gone through some emotional, 
Spiritual and mentally challenging days
And I've learned to keep my faith in God 
In the face of my dismay
I know hard times will always come
And that there will be rain
But with my faith in the Lord God
I know I will sustain

Paul himself had some rough days
As he carried forth his mission
He had road blocks along the way
Requiring some tough decisions 
And when his godson Timothy 
Needed support as well
Paul wrote a letter to him
A lesson in faith he did tell

A lesson in keeping the faith 
African Americans can empathize
They kept their faith in the midst of slavery 
And came to realize 
They never let go of their belief 
During the rapes, murders and lynchings
And never forgot the love God had for them
During the flayings, fetching and flinching

My ancestors held their heads high
And built houses to worship the Lord Christ 
Never letting go of the promises 
That He made over their lives
Forever praying never straying
From the message of love and hope
Never regretting and never forgetting 
What they had to do to cope

A lesson in keeping the faith 
By placing their trust in He
The Holy One, the Great I Am 
Who gave them the victory
From the Middle Passage through slavery 
The Civil Rights and Black Lives Matter
Movements
Our ancestors placed a faith in us
That won't diminish nor relent

For such a time as this
Our faith in God is all we know
We've gone through the bigotted fires of hell
And survived the racism inferno
We thank God we didn't perish
But we are singed around the edge
Because our faith in Him 
Kept us from going over the ledge
And when I remember by Mom 
And how she encouraged me to pray
She planted a faith seed in me
That has thrived in every way

A lesson in keeping the faith I now truly get it
That no matter what life throws at you
Just trust in the power of the Holy Spirit

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