When I was afflicted You came to me,
quickened me,lifted me up from my lowly place,
took me into Your loving arms and gave me sweet comfort,
You gave unto me the strength to carry on when I was ready to give up,
it was You whom emboldened,empowered me when I was sorely afraid.
You raised me up from my den of despair to make me an instrument of Thy rigteousness,
For it was when I was down that I at last heard Your softly spoken words to me,and they were like honey unto my ears,
they lifted my heart from it's sadness and self pity,
gave me Divine inspiration for my vexed and wounded soul.
Your truth allowed me to carry on when I could no longer run the race on my own,
You gave unto me a deep desire to join Thy righteous army,
pledge my service to You alone,
and allowed me to see that You are indeed the King of eternity,
the Righteous One to whom my faith must flow,and my trust be given heartily.
For when I was at the darkest times of despair and anguish,
it was Your undying love and compassion that lifted me up.
May you know the peace of God which passes all understanding,and may you lean upon Him in times of trouble. this is one of the few religious poems that I have written,and hope that you can find some truth in it for your own lives.