Sixth Saturday in Lent

"So we do not lose heart. Even though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed day by day." 2 Corinthians 4:16

though we wonder

what the surgery might

discover or the treatments

might do to us, we feel your

hand holding tight to us.

though we struggle to deal

with pain which is beyond

any words or whispers, we hear

your voice, 'i am here.'

though we take steps 

on a journey we never 

expected, and are afraid

of falling, or worse, you yoke

yourself to us to give us strength.

though the days and weeks

and months and years are slowly

coming to an end, we sense you

steadfast at our side,

and we do not lose heart.

(c) 2024 Thom M. Shuman

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