WHEN TRIALS COME

In every life some clouds will form

And tears may fall like summer rain

The questions that bring most distress

Are wounds that rob us of our rest.

The loss when we must say goodbye

To those we hold so very dear

And never have another chance

To bid farewell or give them thanks.

Yet far more painful are the words

That crush the spirit from a friend

Creating anguish and despair

When they no longer seem to care.

Is there a lesson we can learn

When uninvited trials come?

Is God concerned with my distress

As I walk through this wilderness?

His answer echoes loud and clear

He is conforming us to Him

So we can clearly point the way

To others who might go astray.

So don’t forget when storm clouds come

God’s promised rainbow will appear

And you will shine far brighter still

As you reflect His glorious will

---B. Pent