My Love’s   Forever Near

                     Kathi Thornhill                       11/13/02 ©

Used by Permission

Lord,

What happens when life loses its music,

When our souls wake to the quiet

Of hopelessness, doubt, and defeat,

When fear grabs hold of our spirit

With tentacles multi-armed,

When our breath is stolen by sadness,

When we feel threatened by harm?

Oh child! It is then that I’ll rock you

In arms tender, yet strong.

It is then as you climb on My lap

That I will sing you an ageless song,

A song created for moments

When hope is scared to rejoice,

When fear has taken hold of

My everlasting voice.

The fear that blocks my love song

Never ever comes from Me

For fear and My love can’t exist.

Side by side they can never be.

So climb up to My Haven

I’ll reach to pick you up,

And rock you through the crisis

When your life seems like too much.

My voice, in truth, is music.

My love goes to the heart.

My grace can cover all the doubt,

For you have done your part.

And like a child I’ll tell you

Of love so deep, so wide,

That all the evil of the world

Could never stem the tide.

So come to me oh child of Mine,

And I will calm all fear.

I’ll hold you till your strength returns.

My love’s forever near.

I love you more than ever,

When harm should dare to take

Your peace, your hope, your worthiness,

For then a stand I’ll make.

To block the flow of sorrow,

To bridge the gulf of fear,

Just come to Me, your Father,

For My love’s forever near

         Special thanks to Kathi Thornhill  for giving us permission to publish her poem on Compassion Connection.