Hope For The Hurting

There is hope for the hurting

For whom Christ they are serving

Misfortune undeserving

With trials so disturbing

No promises of relief

No assurance they’ll be brief

Even if Christ they believe

And forgiveness they receive

Is this meant to be a joke?

At misfortune do I poke?

Have I now, now have misspoke?

Is this meant now to provoke?

No, it isn’t!

Belief we have in Jesus

From sin He now does free us

We walk with Him now daily

And serve Him we do gaily

Results in persecution

And sometimes dissolution

Sometimes from institutions

Which have the wrong solutions

So, what’s the hope in all this?

It’s not a life now of bliss.

With Jesus now beside us

His love will serve to guide us

He’ll give us strength and courage

So we’ll have much endurance

And He’ll give much assurance

That He will now mature us

So don’t give in to trials

Be now the Lord’s disciples

And share His love with others

With sisters and with brothers

An Original Work / January 24, 2025

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love