God has not promised
skies always blue,
flower-strewn pathways
all our lives through.
God has not promised
sun without rain,
joy without sorrow,
peace without pain.
But God has promised
strength for the day,
rest for the laborer,
light on the way,
grace for the trial,
help from above,
unfailing sympathy,
undying love.
Annie Johnson Flint
This poem has been hanging
ReplyDeleteOn the walls in our home
For as long as we´ve been married!
It was a gift from our friends,
To Alexander and me,
Right after he had an accident
On June 24th 1985...