LITTLE RED WAGON
I FEEL SO SMALL
AS I AM CLIMBING IN
I'M NOT STEADY AT ALL.
THERE IS NO ONE TO PUSH.
HOW WILL YOU MOVE?
THIS IS NOT MUCH FUN,
JUST SITTING IN YOU.
ALL OF A SUDDEN,
WOBBLY WHEELS START TO ROLL.
WE ARE HEADED DOWN HILL,
DANGER SEEMS TO UNFOLD.
WE ARE PICKING UP SPEED,
FEAR IS ROBBING MY BREATH,
WE ARE NOW ON A FREEWAY,
AM I FACING SURE DEATH?
NO,I'M NOT ASKING,
"IS IT THE END OF MY DAYS?"
RATHER, "IS IT THE DEATH OF A DREAM?
WHAT IS THIS DREADFUL HAZE?"
OTHERS FRANTICALLY RUSH
TO SPOTS OF "WHO KNOWS WHAT",
AS I SPIN IN MY WAGON,
TOWARD THE ISLES OF "I KNOW NOT".
NEXT I FIND MYSELF
MYSTERIOUSLY OFF OF THE ROAD,
UPON THE JAGGED EDGE,
FACING THE LAND NAMED "UNTOLD".
THERE ARE RIVERS TO CROSS,
RUGGED MOUNTAINS TO CLIMB,
MY FEET ARE BARE,
AM I LOSING MY MIND?
HOW CAN I CONQUER
WHEN I FEEL SO ALONE?
THERE IS ONLY THIS WAGON.
WHERE HAS EVERYONE GONE?
I AM TALKING TO YOU,
RED BOX WITH WORN WHEELS!
BUT YOU DON'T REALLY CARE
HOW THIS ALL MAKES ME FEEL!
EVERY DROP OF SWEAT
HAS DRAINED FROM MY BEING,
I FEEL THE TEARS
BUT THERE IS ONLY THE STINGING.
THROUGH THE BURNING,
AND BEYOND THE HAZE
I SENSE THE PRESENCE
AND THAT PIERCING GAZE.
HIS VOICE IS NOT AUDIBLE,
BUT I HAVE HEARD HIM BEFORE,
THE SILENT WHISPERS
OF MY LOVING LORD.
SO PERCHED IN MY WAGON,
ALL RUSTED AND WORN,
HE SAYS, "I UNDERSTAND
THAT YOUR HEART IS TORN".
"THE VENTURE BEFORE YOU,
IS LONG AND ROUGH,
BUT IF YOU LET ME PULL
THAT WILL BE ENOUGH."
"TRYING TO TRAVEL SOLO
AS YOU FACE THIS QUEST IN LIFE,
WILL LEAD TO CERTAIN CRASH
BUT MY COMPANY WILL SUFFICE."
AS HE STARTS TO PULL THE HANDLE,
TOWARD THE COUNTRY CALLED "UNKNOWN",
I REST ALONG THE PILGRIMAGE,
FOR I WAS NEVER REALLY ALONE......
by Ange Cogburn
We all face challenges and struggles in life that often leave us overwhelmed, weary and discouraged. We may feel abandoned as if some plight has come upon us and will devour us. Our family is facing a situation like this as our son is facing some developmental challenges. We do not know yet what the future holds, but we know who holds his future and the future of our family. We can face the challenges with a defeatist mindset, or we can move forward knowing that our Savior is pulling us along. He leads us, guides us and lavishes His love upon us in indescribable measures. This season is a gift.
What lies ahead is a gift. I embrace it. I am up to the challenge because I know my Redeemer lives!
I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen. Matthew 28:20b
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