by Pat Severin

If only life was easy, if only life was fair,
we’d have no need for Jesus,
we’d have no need for prayer.
But if we face reality, this earthly life, it is
a sometimes mess and so I stress
God’s ours and we are His.
He tells us that He loves us
and wants to hear our voice,
wants us to ask Him for His help
yes, make a conscious choice.
But though He’s there to aid us,
He has no magic wand.
Sometimes He helps by giving us
the strength to go beyond
what we are sure we cannot do
and think are limitations,
yet often with His help we can
surpass our expectations.
The storms of life will always come
and sometimes when they rage
He will not always calm the storm,
He may just set the stage
for us to ask Him for the strength
to handle what may come
and recognize He’s there to guide,
He’s God, the three in One.

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Pat Severin is a retired Christian school teacher who serves her Lord in many ways, including teaching, church and teen ministries, and her current ministry of creating cards that include her original poems of encouragement. She sends these cards weekly to those going through difficult life struggles.
She has been published in Agape Review, Clayjar Review, Thewayback2ourselves, Words of the Lamb, Vessels of Light, Heart of Flesh and Pure in HeartStories. In addition, she has been published in many of the Southern Arizona Press Anthologies, as well as the following three books, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Lessons I Learned from My Dog, I Chose You: Imperfectly Perfect Rescue Dogs and their Humans and most recently, When Love Wags a Tail: Inspiring Stories of Love, Loyalty and Laughter.