Gods Lessons

In our struggles we learn to appreciate our blessings
In our illnesses we learn to appreciate the ones we love
In our sorrow we learn compassion for one-another
In our own inadequacies we learn to be patient with others
In our pain we learn to have mercy upon others
In our suffering we learn to pray
In our weakness we learn to lean on God for strength

Light in the Storm

Randomness of thoughts betray
The leaves they blow on, the trees they stay
The wind blows swiftly as the thoughts quietly evade
Off they go fragments of yesterdays
Time ticks away yet the minutes seem to never-end
Memories of laughter, of family and friends
The leaves blow about rustling in the wind
A faint whisper as If to hush the storm brewing within
A chill in the air as the clouds circle around
A cold rain begins to silently fall upon the ground
Oppressive darkness takes hold in the midst of the storm
A rumbling from deep within takes form
Flashes of anger, and within the light can just barely be seen
Bits and pieces of what used to be
The air is unsteady, the earth drenched in it's tears
The thunder clashing overhead
Intensifying each moment, by the whirling winds it is fed
Looking up as the clouds are violently stirring i scream
there's no end to it, I close my eyes is it a dream?
Just then a tingling warmth and a heavenly glow
As fast as the storm had come it would go
The light had over-come the darkness as it always does
shining in brilliance, it's ever-present and magnificent love