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11/05/11Weekend Grif.Net – Bend in the Road

11/05/11Weekend Grif.Net – Bend in the Road

When we feel we have nothing left to give
And we are sure that the song has ended
When our day seems over and the shadows fall
And the darkness of night has descended.

Where can we go to find the strength
To valiantly keep on trying,
Where can we find the hand that will dry
The tears that the heart is crying.

There’s but one place to go and that is to God
And, dropping all pretense and pride,
We can pour out our problems without restraint
And gain strength from Him at our side.

And together we stand at life’s crossroads
And view what we think is the end
But God has a much bigger vision
And He tells us it’s only a bend.

For the road goes on and is smoother
And the pause in the song is a rest
And the part that’s unsung and unfinished
Is the sweetest and richest and best.

So rest and relax and grow stronger
Let go and let God share your load
Your work is not finished or ended,
You’ve just come to a bend in the road.

Helen Steiner Rice

[thanks to my dear bride who helped lift my spirits with this poem as I
started three weeks in therapy for my debilitating pain. Just a bend in the
road.]
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Dr Bob Griffin
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“Jesus Knows Me, This I Love!”