What a lovely poem!

http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/mar2005/lorif39.htm

Lori Fiechter (9 March 2005)
"poem: Hope Expectancy"

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I have to be so careful as to where I place my hope and confidence--Not on my own poor vision, not on my feelings, not on my sinking sand expectations.  Jesus is my only refuge and my hope, when all my expectations fail.
lori

Hope Expectancy
(Psalm 42)

Why has eager hope turned into
meager hope?
Why is my soul cast down?
Why do I stare at my feet?
When did I lose my hope-expectancy?

I trusted in my feelings and
now I no longer feel hopeful;
Hope is not burning in my bones.
My bones are dried up,
lifeless, with no marrow.

But I still hold on to my faith,
My belief that He is true and real,
though all this world is but a shadow;
 

Jesus promised--and He cannot lie:
"I will go." "I will come again."
The Faithful One has promised and I will
cling to that promise.
 
You see me, Lord--
Down here, untethered to earth,
holding lightly to these shadows,
suitcase in hand,
ready to leave at a moment's notice,
packed and waiting,
and waiting.
 
It is so easy to stand gazing,
gazing up at the sky,
willing it to open, to pull apart--
but I will wrench my eyes from
the bright heavens
and do the next thing
You placed in front of me,
whether I feel like it or not.
 
But Lord,  do not let me lose heart!
Do not let me outlive my
hope expectancy.
I have set my suitcase down,
but I will not unpack it.
Give me ears tuned
to heaven's frequency--
I want to hear that very first note
of Your trumpet.
I do not feel very hopeful, but
My confidence is in You,
not in my own feelings;
You alone are the strong anchor of my
own feeble hope.
 
lori fiechter
3-8-05
www.parlorcity.com/lori

 Maranatha!
Deborah
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