May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him,
so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:13
Tragedy tests trust!
Oh God, help us to trust You
and not lean on our own understanding!
Help us to search out Your promises
so when trouble comes
we can draw from the well of hope's strength!
The strength of hope’s expectancy does not maintain itself
Nor grows in grace and truth from Bibles closed upon a shelf
To find, we cannot cease to seek; what we love we pursue
(Forbid a form of godliness becomes our go-to)
The veil is rent; forbid we never pause to enter in
To the holy of holies to name and confess our sin
Forbid we never name the Name of He who paid sin’s price
Nor offer our bodies as a living sacrifice
If the joy of the Lord is our strength, oh, pray we cease
To wander from His promises in search of perfect peace
But rather may the Holy Spirit stir our hearts to brim
With hope and joy and peace as we place our trust in Him
The strength of Hope’s expectancy is no coincidence
No mortal moxie can sustain what only faith augments
Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name
Forbid we fail Thy righteousness and goodness to proclaim
…or, that a form of godliness denies the power thereof
And we live as if what the cross offers is not enough
Our Father who art in Heaven, convict us so we
Repent, lest sin impairs the strength of hope’s expectancy
© Janet Martin
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