by Lucy M. Young
Lord, calm my troubled spirit,
Soothe the restlessness within me,
Ease the tension in my body,
And the coldness in my soul.
My heart is filled with dread
As I face the day before me.
What's wrong with me? Why must I feel this way?
I wait impatiently for the quiet shades of evening
When I can rest, forgetting all my worries,
Then morning comes, and 'though I cling to sleep,
I must awaken
To the pressures of another empty day.
The world outside my window
Is alive with springtime magic -
The joyful songs of birds and the busy hum of bees;
A glorious display of daffodils and tulips,
And balmy breezes laden with the scent of hyacinths.
The golden glow of sunlight
Brightens every shadowed corner.
A glorious swatch of velvet blue
Is draped above the earth;
Yet sadness dims my vision
With a mist of unshed tears,
And I cannot see the beauty of the day.
Lord, shake me up,
And calm the stormy grayness of my spirit.
Dispel this cloud of gloom surrounding me.
Replace my doubt with trust
And my dread with fearless joy,
Then let me walk secure in the knowledge of Your love.
Lord, keep my spirit free,
My faltering faith replenished,
And fill my empty heart with light once more.
Woodsmoke and Cardamom 