3rd Poem of the Week

STRENGTHENING MY FRAME

Father God I pray
that you would help me with my feet
That you'd get me safe to bed
and you'd grant me restful sleep
That you'd take away the swelling
and diminish all the pain
That you'd soon begin the process Lord
of strengthening my frame
That your grace would still continue
in a multitude of ways
And that you would soon incorporate
healing to my days
Lord I've had to lean upon you
in a state of total need
And while staying by your side
I desire to be freed
From the bondage of dependence
that is burdening my friends
To a relative remission
that on God alone depends
Lord it's not that I'm ungrateful
I see all that you have done
I'm just longing to go forward
that captivity be undone
　
Copyright  Mary Jane Gonzales 7-99