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OF FAITHFUL FORTIFIED FEET

 

In the chill

of the night,

pining, piercing pain,

took its toll on the spirit

of my weary pedals:

swollen, aged feet,

seeking Hannibal-like 

courage to meet

new sunrise challenges

tomorrow will bring

to a primed soul

still sojourning

struggle:-

Pray tell,

it’ll be God’s will,

that these

worn soles,

will stand

my worn soul,

perpendicular

to the worn

soil of life:

keeping me

in elephant-walking calmness,

in another blessed day, sacredly

still sojourning the struggles of life—

struggles, God streams us overcoming:-

OF FAITHFUL FORTIFIED FEET

OF FAITHFUL FORTIFIED FEET

In the chill
of the night,
pining, piercing pain,
took its toll on the spirit
of my weary pedals:
swollen, aged feet,
seeking Hannibal-like 
courage to meet
new sunrise challenges
tomorrow will bring
to a primed soul
still sojourning
struggle:-
Pray tell,
it’ll be God’s will,
that these
worn soles,
will stand
my worn soul,
perpendicular
to the worn
soil of life:
keeping me
in elephant-walking calmness,
in another blessed day, sacredly
still sojourning the struggles of life—
struggles, God streams us overcoming:-

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Alison A Smith August 30, 2026 at 8:29 PM A moving extended meditation on endurance, where the worn feet and worn soul become inseparable symbols of life’s long journey. The wordplay between “soles,” “soul,” and “soil” is especially effective, grounding the speaker’s faith in the physical reality of struggle. Its prayerful close offers a deeply encouraging vision of courage, calmness, and God-sustained perseverance.