Five Months Later

Posted by Joanne in Grief on Jul 16th, 2010 | 2 comments

Today marks the five-month anniversary of my mom’s heaven-going. After just two weeks without her, someone told me there would be days when I feel like I just can’t do life.

Today is one of those days.

In fact, I often get up in the morning and think, “I can’t do this.” But as I’ve written in a previous post, part of God’s comfort is the fortitude He provides. It’s strength to keep going when I feel like I can’t.

The weaker I feel, the more I crave, desperately and deep down, is help. Help that I know no one but the Lord can provide. It’s amazing how often David, Israel’s greatest, godliest king, cried out for help. His words have brought me hope and comfort today, helping me look to the ultimate source of help. After spending time reading Psalm 18 and Psalm 121, I wrote my own little psalm about His help, and I wanted to share that with you today.

How precious Your name:

Help.

My Help.

God who never sleeps

or turns His face from me–

I lift my weeping eyes

to You.

I look to You, my spirit

wilted and weak,

my soul broken

my flesh powerless.

I look above the heavens,

beyond this life and earth,

and You are there.

Yet You are here

in the valley,

beside me.

And You lift my head

with the buoyancy of

Your glory,

that my eyes may see beauty

again.

2 Responses to “ “Five Months Later”

Paul and Alison says:

July 16, 2010 at 7:36 pm

this is beautiful Joanne!! Praying for you today.

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Dawn says:

July 26, 2010 at 2:27 pm

Thank you Joanne. That is truth.

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