Down the Path of Pain

I wish my heart rested more soundly

With my foundation in you

Instead it beats rapidly trying to save me

I’m drowning in the flood of my tears

I’m calling your name

Knowing you’re already here

It feels almost too late,

I’ve given into fear

When do I accept my fate

Placing my life in your hands

You guide me straight

Down the path of pain,

But my burdens you’ve claimed

My scars are reminders of what I’ve gained

Strength, courage, and virtues of faith

My God you saved me

From my own destruction

Treacherous were my ways,

Death my fate, but your death

Took my sin away

Your resurrection the promise of an eternal life

Free from suffering

May my body be a vessel for your 

Glory alone, not my own

Though my body may fail me

You never will

This pain, you’ve felt

This struggle, you’ve overcome

This diagnosis, you’ve cured

This sinner you love

This daughter you’ve claimed

No longer do the chains of circumstance determine my fate

For you God alone have numbered my days