The "5 min walk" to get a pie or pasta, ended up a minimum of a few km, with additional road works and detours in the middle.
When trials come upon us in our lives,
then from one point of view they are a test,
or training that could not be realized,
by staying in my comfort zone at rest.
So help me God, recalling this is so,
to not resist, complain, and winge, or beef,
but in a deeper way come more to know
it in my being, not to get relief!
But thanks to love's own purposes & ways
it doesn't want one second more of pain
than will achieve the best in me with grace.
It wants to help and maximize the gain.
But other views of suffering and pain,
exist, and motivations differ too.
Some people want to punish, not to gain.
To see someone be hopeless, not renewed.
Oh God, I'm glad that you aren't like this with
a creature made by you. You hope they'll thrive,
Your presence with us hopes, and is a gift
above all others. I'm glad you're alive,
and are a father/ mother to us all.
You want to be more known, & want that too
for us as we grow up, even this Paul,
to grow up loving, and to grow up true.
So here I am. Please give your wisdom for
decisions I must make along the way
about a break, or go a little more.
Your motives help me not to run, but stay.
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