Pain

Pain discourages my heart And I feel so very lost Alone like I have never known With a sorrow that has grown From something sad and dark To a feeling of grief beyond words Aching to my very bones This throbbing trouble is like Mourning, black and gloomy Heavy on the heart and shadowed By the feelings of dread and fear That pierce the hope, dispel All the faith that whispers Its grace and thanks Its light that shines down From its home above From the center of the storm Falling in shades of death and ruin There lives a silence that attests To the hurt living in my chest The worry that colors my life In an oppressive urgency for light The anguish that comes to life On the heart who knows such strife Is like a sting from the bleakness Brought about my struggles with despair The angry depression who can’t care If my mind is at a loss for the peace That comes when the truth flies free The truth is that love from God Destroys the darkness, the discord Brought about by a sorrow beyond words Feelings so painful they are a part Of the shadows, the obscurity, the night Where we can’t see the intense light Of One who gives our hearts relief Solace for all our pain and grief Assurance that all we need to do is Believe, and we’ll discover the answer To our prayers is alive in the heart Of those who share a love of Jesus The One who opens the door to hope The One who silences the fear The One who shelters us through Every sorrow, every pain, every struggle With Him, there is only sweetness and wonder!