promise of spring's hope

Lord, in your mercy…

Maintaining sanity,

Help me reserve the remaining part.

Losing ground steadily,

Hold me up a little longer.

Hanging by a single thread,

Tie a knot in it and hold me close.

Lost and hurting,

Rescue me!

Nature Melts Troubles Away

The early chill

Melts into the sun's warmth.
The dark silence is
Illuminated by God's light.
The quiet dawn
Awakens to a chorus of song birds.
The night's troubles fade away.
Hope and promise appear.
Tears dry up.
The heart opens and surrenders
To abundant joy, waiting to fill
This empty vessel.