A poem from John
Powell the next to it...the third of my favorites...got this in the library way back in high school -- one of the books there or some of the magazines...just inspired reading this kind of poems way back then.
I
will be with you, God says,
I am
covenanted, committed forever to love you
To
do whatever is best for you.
I
will be kind, encouraging and enabling;
But
I will be challenging.
At
times I will come to comfort you
In
your afflictions, at times I will afflict you
In
your comfort
Whatever
I do, it will always be an act of love and an invitation to growth.
I
will be with you to illuminate your darkness
To
strengthen you weakness
To
fill your emptiness
To
heal your brokenness
To
cure your sickness
To
strengthen what may be best in you
To
revive whatever good thing may have died in you.
Remain
united In me
Accept
my love,
Enjoy
the warmth of my friendship
Avail
yourself of my power
And
you will bear much fruit
You
will have life in its fullness.
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