Out of Dark Comes Light

God, make me brave for life:
oh, braver than this.
Let me straighten after pain,
as a tree straightens after the rain,
Shining and lovely again.

God, make me brave for life;
much braver than this.
As the blown grass lifts,
let me rise
From sorrow with quiet eyes,
Knowing Thy way is wise.

God, make me brave, life brings
Such blinding things.

Help me to keep my sight;
Help me to see aright
That out of dark comes light.

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In wake of all the recent tragedies, this prayer has brought me some comfort.  I love prayers that are poems.  This prayer acknowledges the pain and sorrow that comes when life gets dark.  It asks God for braveness – which is courage in the face of fear.  Yes, I am afraid.  And deep down I know that light follows the dark, but sometimes I need the Lord to carry me through.

May all who have been touched by tragedy find the Light of the Lord again.  Amen.

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