Christian Living

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Until

Until we have a burden for
Someone else’s soul, ~
A heart that breaks within us
For the hope of healing’s role,
Until we shed the tears for friends
Whose hearts ache ~ in despair;
I wonder if we know at all
The meaning of true prayer.

Until we hold the newborn babe
We do not understand
The depth and breadth of this great love
Propagating man;
Until we nurture, hold, and teach
The depth cannot be known;
Until we love with deepest love,
The Lord can’t leave us alone.

But when we’ve lived, and struggled to
Understand God’s love;
When trials have paid off for us
And sent our words above ~
When we see, in the light of Love
And understand His way,
He brings us to the River and
The sunset of the day.

Beyond this veil...beyond this space
Beyond this flesh ~ this storm ~
God has an everlasting world
We get to call our own.
Beyond these troubles, ease will come
When all things correspond
And live in tranquil unity
As one ~ with God!

©© 2007 by Joan Clifton Costner
Under His Wings Heavenly Poetry
Joan is a Heavenly Inspirations Author.
This poem may be used in its entirety, with credits in tact,
for non-profit ministering purposes.

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