RIVER OF SORROW

There is a river of sadness
that meanders through my heart,
its flow is sometimes gentle
then on a rampage it departs.

The eddies tug and drag me down
with sorrows I am sated,
the pains and hurts of life absorbed
that make my heart so weighted.

My river of sadness has a twin
it flows through the heart of Jesus,
as He watches all His children
do the things He so displeases.

In fear and desperation
I call out to my Saviour,
He asks me just to trust in Him
and for my faith to never waver.

Jesus in all His mercy
extends His hands out o’er the torrent,
He cries out to the Father
who calms all of my life’s torment.

The river then becomes a trickle
and I get down on my knees,
to thank the Calmer of my storm
who puts my heart at ease.

Margaret Rose Larrivee
Dec. 22,1992