One Day But Not Today….

At the altar once again Lord, knees bent and frail with tears

The world news so unsettling, emotions filled with fear  

Eyes that scan your verses, restoring hopes seem lost

Events that overwhelm, as a boat at sea that’s tossed 

A struggle for your longing, to wait it seems the lot

A simple glimpse of direction, to calm distorted thought 

Onward aching silence, these words echo in dismay  

“One day my dearest child, One day but not today”

So pleas reset each morning, to still a heartbeats pace 

Assurance is within me granting never ending grace

To lean into a promise that have helped the scores before 

A faith that grows through struggle and leads to so much more

Thoughts as a battleground that rages war within

And tempts with taunts of doubt, that usher paths to sin 

Persist amidst the tangle, the promise made to all 

What is seen is not final, a command to hold up tall 

He hears our moans and groans and pleads to trust the way

“It will be soon my dearest child, One day but not today...”