April 28 — If So, Don’t View It As A Bad Thing

Today’s passage:
“I the Lord . . . will hold thine hand, and will keep thee . . .”
(Isaiah 42:6)

Together Still
by Peggy Cameron King

Let me hold your hand as we go downhill,
We’ve shared our strength and we share it still.
It hasn’t been easy to make the climb,
But the way was eased by your hand in mine.

Like the lake, our life has had ripples too,
Ill-health, and worries, and payments due,
With happy pauses along the way,
A graduation, a raise in pay.

At the foot of the slope, we will  stop and rest,
Look back, it you wish; we’ve been truly blessed.
We’ve been spared the grief of being torn apart,
By death, or divorce, or a broken heart.

The view ahead is one of the best,
Just a little farther, and then we can rest.
We move more slowly, but together still,
Let me hold your hand as
                                                     we go
                                                            downhill …

Today’s prayer:
“It’s reassuring, Lord, how each year I feel closer to you.”