(Inspired by Rev. Brenda Deily’s sermon 2/21/21)
By Lorraine J. Anderson
We live in a hard world.
Thanks be to God.
We cry every day.
Thanks be to God.
~Selah~
In the hard times,
Thanks be to God,
We look to the cross.
Thanks be to God.
~Selah~
Let us cry to God.
Thanks be to God.
God is always near.
Thanks be to God.
~Selah~
He may seem far.
Thanks be to God.
The evil surrounds us.
Thanks be to God.
~Selah~
God, have you left us?
Thanks be to God.
No, you are with us still.
Thanks be to God.
~Selah~
We see evil all around.
Thanks be to God
Yet you still love us.
Thanks be to God.
~Selah~
May grieving be short.
Thanks be to God.
May joy come soon.
Thanks be to God.
Amen