Our Cross to Bear

By Kathryn Taylor

We took our cross to follow Him, up the hill to Calvary;

We never counted the cost or foresaw the misery-

We only counted the children and saw the pain endured-

We took them and we loved them, hoping they'd be cured-

We thought they would love us- We thought their hearts would melt-

We hoped that they would trust and tell us how they felt-

Before we knew what happened, we were flat upon our backs-

With their lies they pierced our hands, never giving any slack-

Their unforgiveness and resentment of all that they'd been through,

Bound our feet onto our cross- There was nothing we could do-

In deepest pain, we grieved within- sacrificed all of our dreams-

Our parent's love, a gaping wound, flowed a steady stream-

Sometimes it seems that nothing will satisfy their thirst,

'til our lives are taken away and they expose us as the worst-

God,

Please give to us the strength to endure these times of trial-

Give us glimpses of success, something to make us smile-

I pray that good will come from this whirlwind of strife

As we try to stay alive with Your hand upon our life-

Amen

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