How Do I Respond?

 

My Shalom
If I stand and scream at the top of my lungs,
If I wring my hands until they are properly wrung,
If I bite my nails with extreme trepidation,
If I pull my hair out in frustration,
If I stomp my feet and shake my fist,
And I cry my eyes out while doing this,
If I fret and fret because I don’t feel brave,
And if I worry myself into an early grave,
Will it help the situation that I’m in?
Will it right the wrongs, the hurt, the sin?
No. No. It will not, the damage is done,
And I know I’m not the only one,
Pain is universal. It chooses not favorites,
Life includes unforeseen, difficult hits,
How we respond to it, that’s the key to relief,
It takes a lot of faith and a sincere belief,
That the best is yet to come,
If I don’t lose heart and don’t succumb,
Don’t succumb to the worldly view,
But focus on heavenly skies of blue,
For earth is only my temporary home,
Heaven is eternally my Shalom.
Tammy Harvey
Written: 1/4/2021

"My home is in Heaven. I'm just traveling through this world."- Billy Graham