In the Depths of Winter
A amazing poem by a talented writer.
Ice crystals of fear
at the edges of my heart,
a cold chill blows through me;
the heavy burden of sorrow
snows down, thick, relentless,
numbed and blinded by storm after storm,
I, brittle, snap and break.
How long?
Turned away from You is darkness that freezes and smothers;
turning toward You is light that grows warmer and warmer
as I re-turn to the fullness of Your gaze upon me.
You fill me with Your presence,
ice thaws, snow melts,
I am dripping with relief,
running over with the flood of peace
that streams and pools and swells,
saturating the frozen ground of my mind,
softening the hardening pain of my heart
to yield to love
transformed from what kills without You
to what carries and sustains life with You;
dormant seeds of courage and faith
awaken, watered by sorrows melted into strength,
as hope blossoms across the landscape of…
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