Help and Heal

Isaiah 48:10 — See, I have refined you, though not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.

What is bounty

if it cannot be cherished?

What is freedom

if it cannot be lived?

What is wisdom

if it is never shared?

What is love

if it is never given?

What is life

without difficulty?

What is purpose

without suffering?

Meaningless —

it is all meaningless.

O Lord,

help me and heal me,

test me and hold me.

Exhausted but

refined;

desperate but

faithful,

let my darkest moments

glorify Your name.

Amen.