Hope Restored Discouraging events, entangling thoughts, melancholic tsunamis form in quick time, devastating my soul, destroying the joyful breath of life. Surges of futility, rejection and self pity breach the dykes. I churn and tumble in dark sucking swells. I call to Him who loves me in abundance. Swiftly He comes, plucks me out of dark waters. He is here now. He whispers of promises never broken, reminds me of my calling, my inward journey, my vocation. He reassures my heart, He restores my poise. He sends me to wander by the waters edge, immersed in His creative wonder Christ breathes afresh into my created being. O what joy. Bathed in His steadfast love I trust all to Christ, false illusions destroyed, hope restored, possibilities unfold, His kingdom comes. © Craig A. Roberts, 2020
