Lord, I am tired.
Weary.
I've done too much for too long.
I need rest.
I want to rest in You.
I know I can find peace there
In the quiet place
Alone with You.
Lately I've been afraid
Of being alone
Of growing old
Of pain, disease, death.
But I know that in You
And with You
I'm never alone
And ever new.
John Paul II reminded us
As his first words
That You said
"Be not afraid!"
Help me now, Lord
To trust in You, as Mary did,
That Your promise will be again
Fulfilled.
[5/24/03 11:30 a.m.]
Copyright © 2003 Gordon C. Zaft