Until We Are Weak

Until we are weak, we cannot be strong

Perfect strength is not reserved for the young

But through One whose promises agelessly speak

We cannot be strong until we are weak

His grace is enough for all mortal despair

Our infirmities never exceed His care

Nothing on this earth over-powers His love

For all mortal despair His grace is enough

The darkness is great, it cannot comprehend

A love that has known no beginning or end

Though the Light shines on it, darkness chooses hate

It cannot comprehend; the darkness is great

Love is so abused; often misunderstood

Thus, we are confused when we hear ‘God is good’

Love appeared weak; He answered not, though accused

Often misunderstood; Love is so abused

Love proved its power as the cross bore His blood

The Lion, a Lamb shedding redemption’s flood

From ancient Calvary to present hour

As the cross bore His blood Love proved its power

Until we are weak, what we cannot truly know

Is His perfected strength; He has promised it so

God, give us courage then, to surrender and seek

What we cannot truly know until we are weak

© Janet Martin

 Poetic Bloomings invites us to attempt a Swap Quatrain

The Swap Quatrain was created by Lorraine M. Kanter.

Within the Swap Quatrain each stanza in the poem must be a quatrain (four lines) where the first line is reversed in the fourth line. In addition, line 2 must rhyme with line 1, and line 3 must rhyme with line 4 and so on, BUT not repeat the same rhyming pattern on subsequent stanzas.

Rhyming pattern: AABB, CCDD, and so on.