Lend Me Your Hope

The borrowing of hope is a mind-stretching thought, yet to a soul awash in hopelessness it can be a morsel to a restored future.

Hope deferred makes the heart sick...

Hope that is lost turns the heart to a wasteland... BUT

Hope that is cried for Heaven will share...

Lend me your hope for a while,
I seem to have mislaid mine.

Lost and hopeless feelings accompany me daily,
pain and confusion are my companions.
I know not where to turn.
Looking ahead to future times
does not bring forth images of renewed hope.
I see troubled times,
pain-filled days,
and more tragedy.

Lend me your hope for a while,
I seem to have mislaid mine.

Hold my hand and hug me;
listen to all my ramblings,
recovery seems so far distant.
The road to healing
seems like a long and lonely one.

Lend me your hope for a while,
I seem to have mislaid mine.

Stand by me,
offer me your presence,
your heart and your love.
Acknowledge my pain,
it is so real and ever present.
I am overwhelmed
with sad and conflicting thoughts.

Lend me your hope for a while,
I seem to have mislaid mine.

A time will come when I will heal,
and I will share my renewal,
hope and love with others.

But today - lend me your hope for a while,
I seem to have mislaid mine.

~ anonymous#

Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from Him. (Psalm 62:5)

I wonder if the good Lord would invite you to:

lend Me your eyes for I can change what you see. ~ anonymous

Today's Soul Snippet:

'Jesus takes to heart the suffering of His friends'. ~ William Hendriksen

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