Moore Tornado

Everyone experiences a time in their life when it seems like the light has given away to darkness. Times when hope becomes the substance of memory leaving nothing but overwhelming loss Times when sadness creeps in and consumes what remains – if much remains at all Until we stand alone in the deep blackness of the pain absorbed from the fall Then when it seems that this darkness – this unwelcome guest Never plans to leave and will never give us rest It has taken away our loved ones – it has taken our best It has broken the fragile heart beneath this bruised chest It has left me with still fresh memories that tear away at my mind It has taken away my future and left me behind Wondering if this was part of God’s ‘perfect’ design Were they branches that deserved to be cut from the vine? Yet, it is only when the darkness passes that I could finally see That you were always standing directly behind me I was so blinded and lost in an abyss of blackness and loss That I was unaware that I had wandered into the shadow of the cross Though I still weep when I look around still hoping to see their face I am comforted in knowing they are now under your perfect grace So, I thank you dear Father for allowing me to see That you didn’t take them away – you set them free