Life's Burdens
Life's Burdens
By Tom Wright
Oct. 24, 1997
At times when I'm beset
with daily trials,
or burdened down with cares
that life can bring.
The smile that graced my face
has suddenly vanished,
within myself
I have no song to sing.
Then all at once
my mind begins to wander,
back to a time
upon a cruel tree.
How, Jesus, paid the price
for my salvation,
I feel that His shed blood
was just for me.
Then oh! to get things back
into perspective,
I swiftly kneel
and go to Him in prayer.
Reflecting to the time
when I first saw him
and how with arms outstretched
he met me there.
So now and then,
when trouble comes upon me
and deal with it
I feel I surely must.
I'll kneel and bring my burdens
all to Jesus,
in Him I've placed my hope,
my love, my trust.
Dedicated to my wife Ernestine.
Copyright © Tom Wright | Year Posted 2023
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