Abiding Peace

Pain and sorrow know no bounds.

Joy and laughter oft not found.

Life depressing, oft distressing,

Yields no blessing, so unresting.

Trials often multiply.

Friends are often passersby.

Friendships failing, foes are railing,

Hypocrites, they’re often bailing.

Feel abandoned, left behind,

By those who don’t know they’re blind.

Boats are sinking, folks not thinking,

Eyes are blinking, friends are finking. 

Answers now are hard to find.

Thieves and liars, one of kind.

Fires burning, stomachs churning,

None returning, are we learning?

Difficulties all around.

Someone honest, hardly found.

Lies, deceptions, few exceptions,

Thus, conceptions are rejections.

Hope, though, is not out of reach.

Jesus Christ we often preach.

Sacrificing, His blood buying

No more trying, blood applying.

Joy and laughter once again.

Jesus Christ now is our friend.

To Him listen, eyes will glisten.

He’s insistent you’re persistent.

Trusting Him with all your life.

Give your heart not up to strife.

Satisfying, sanctifying,

No more crying, peace abiding.

An Original Work / October 29, 2018