An Unplanned Journey

I’m on a journey
That I did not plan.
I don’t understand it,
I don’t think I can.
My mind’s in a fog
Most of the time.
So it’s a surprise
That I’m finding this rhyme.

It should have been
A day like the rest.
Where I go to work
And give it my best.
But something was different,
My office a mess.
(More so than usual,
Something’s wrong was my guess.)

Someone had been here
And they helped themselves.
To whatever they wanted
From my desk and my shelves.
My computer was gone
With the work I had done.
To redo it all
Will not be much fun.

As I sat there that day,
My mind started to fade.
As the stress settled in,
I was very afraid.
Of what, I don’t know
But the fear sure did last.
And into the darkness
My mind descended fast.

I have to try harder
To shake off this dread.
I kept telling myself
While I’m lying in bed.
The harder I try
The more I do fail.
The strong grip of fear
Has me by the tail.

No strength I can muster
Gets me through the day.
So I head to the doctor
And follow his way.
My mind needs to heal
And needs time to rest.
Before I am able
To be back to my best.

Where this journey takes me,
I really don’t know.
My family stands with me
As through this I go.
My friends are all helpful,
My wife is the best.
I do what I can
And they cover the rest.

As much as I want to,
I can’t do this alone.
In the midst of my darkness,
God’s still on the throne.
His presence is with me
On my darkest day.
His light shines down on me
And shows me the way.

With His light within me,
The darkness can’t last.
This valley will end
And will be in my past.
The lessons I learn
Will be helpful to me.
When others in darkness
Need hope they can see.

I’m working on a sermon today for this coming Sunday and this poem showed up in my mind about this current journey I’m on. It is a hard and difficult journey but I’m trusting God to not only get me through it, but to use it for His glory.

In prayer,
Tom