Zig-zag

Zig-zag, zig-zag, what’s coming next?
Just corners, twists and bumps, 
No glimpse, no signposted clear path,
Just loads of holes and humps.

Day after day, just up and down
And twisting round and round,
No indication anywhere
Of where the end is found.

So much of life zig-zags around
Surprising frights and fears,
Uncertainties, anxieties,
And even desperate tears.

But stop! Just look! A bright new light,
With path so plain displayed.
And there’s a sign, a lovely sign, 
So clear, ‘This is the Way!’

Jesus there is always waiting.
Yes, he alone’s the Way,
Troubles he turns to singing,
Transforms the worst of days! 

Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.”  John 14:6.
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February 17, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Wonderful write John. Last stanza sums it up
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