Through the Trials

We cannot reap

Where we do not sow 

There is no peace 

Without letting go 


There is no victory 

Without the fight 

But in the end, 

It’s not about might


It’s about standing 

It’s about dirty knees 

Fallen and broken

When we cry out

“Please”


The past can bind us 

Hold us in place

Even when it tries to 

Bring us down

Persevere, run the race


Hope is eternal

Pain will cease

There is victory

Though some call it defeat


Lay down your burdens

Cling to your faith

Let it be manna

Given new each day


02/21/25

clc


“Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.”

2 Corinthians‬ ‭9‬:‭6‬ ‭NIV‬‬

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,”

Hebrews‬ ‭12‬:‭1‬ ‭NIV‬‬

“Yet he gave a command to the skies above and opened the doors of the heavens; he rained down manna for the people to eat, he gave them the grain of heaven.”

Psalms‬ ‭78‬:‭23‬-‭24‬ ‭NIV‬‬



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