KEEP THE FAITH

 I WISH I COULD SAIL

ALL THE SEVEN SEAS,

AND SPREAD THE GOSPEL
THROUGHOUT THE GLOBE,

BECOME A MISSIONARY.

OTHERS IN MY FAMILY

HAVE PLANTED CHURCHES EVERYWHERE,

BUT HERE I AM STUCK,
SUFFERING THE CONSEQUENCES
JUST BECAUSE I HAVE A DESIRE TO HELP STRANGERS IN NEED,
OR SO I BELIEVE,.
DOES THAT CONSTITUTE A DESIRE TO BE RECOGNIZED
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE?

AND IN THIS COURSE OF SO-CALLED BRAVERY,
I WRECKED MY BACK.
AND THEN AGAIN MOST RECENTLY.

I GUESS MY POINT IS NOT TO GIVE UP.
DESPITE YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES,
FOR WHERE WOULD I BE NOW
IF I HAD THROWN IN THE TOWEL?

ISAIAH 40:31 - BUT THOSE WHO HOPE IN THE LORD WILL RENEW THEIR STRENGTH.THEY WILL SOAR LIKE WINGS ON EAGLES; THEY WILL RUN AND NOT GROW WEARY, THEY WILL WALK AND NOT BE FAINT.