With Mercy Renewed

Once more we hoist hope's painful glory, taut with testing galesAren't you thankful God is greater?! His love never fails! Into the mist of circumstance hope hoists a stalwart sailWith Mercy Renewed we advance to face today’s fresh gale Where Faith bids us to forge ahead in spite of Unknown’s hazeAs highs and lows of joy and dread author protest and praise Where touch and taste enhance what it cannot quite satisfyWhere we can choose to dance or shake a fist in mean reply Where what we stand or fall for is of vital gravityThe tempted and the tempter look a lot like you and me And nothing is too commonplace to slip between the cracksOf giants that we have to face and enemy attacks Thus, we cannot afford to rush into the day at handUntil we beckon to the Lord to be First in Command For many perils lurk and many vices wait to snareAnd many upsets irk us in this life so full of care Where everything we strive for is worth nothing much at allIf everything we live for is so very temporal Where both beauty and broken play a painful, precious partIn shaping natures human into ‘blessed pure in heart’ Where we would grow so weary doing the good, that we (should) doWithout trusting a dear and faithful God/Guide to help us through For life is not a game of chance and love/God will never failInto the mist of circumstance hope hoists a stalwart sail With Mercy Renewed, we embark once more into the frayThe God of Moses parts the dark and we are on our way © Janet Martin Isa.40:28-31 Do you not know?Have you not heard?The Lord is the everlasting God,the Creator of the ends of the earth.He will not grow tired or weary,and his understanding no one can fathom.29 He gives strength to the wearyand increases the power of the weak.30 Even youths grow tired and weary,and young men stumble and fall;31 but those who hope in the Lordwill renew their strength.They will soar on wings like eagles;they will run and not grow weary,they will walk and not be faint.