Every challenge
That arrives,
Every weight
I’m asked to bear—
They’re building something new in me
This unsought challenge
With loving care.
Stretching my soul
Like morning light
that wakes
The sleeping earth;
Teaching me to lean,
To trust
The One
Who knows my worth.
There’s intelligence Behind it all,
A heart that holds
My good,
Guiding me
Through valleys dark
And over hills
I never thought I could.
Mine to choose
How I respond,
To meet these moments
To reach and
Grow beyond.
My strength,
the ground
Beneath my feet,
Is profound trust
Making me complete.
Cloudia Charters