I Asked My Lord

I asked my Lord to comfort me
When sadness and pain was all I could feel
But my tears still flowed, my heart still ached
So how could I know He is real?

I asked my Lord to hold me close
When darkness was all I knew
And yet I still felt so all alone
So I questioned "God where are you?"

I asked my Lord to walk with me
When I felt I would stumble and fall
So I kept walking on and moving forth
Though it felt like I had no strength at all

I asked my Lord to carry me
Because I was so dizzy and faint
I thought I survived by my own endurance
Then a bigger picture He began to paint.

I saw His hand holding my aching heart
and my tears kept washing it clean.
I saw the light shining where it was so dark
As He walked with me beside a cool stream.

I could see him removing stumbling blocks
that would have made me come down and crash
Then I realized my strength came only from Him
Or I would have died traveling along that path!

I took a moment to reflect; To see that it was really He!
He watched me, held me, carried me, loved me,
He comforted me, strengthened me, took me by
the hand and walked with me.

My questions were answered by listening and being still.
I knew I was in going through a deep valley
Yet I was in my My Precious Lord's will!

DeLayne Victoria Perry