Solid Ground

Emotionally uprooted,

Not sure where I belong.

The things I once was sure of

Now suddenly seem wrong.

Unmoored, adrift and frightened,

No solid ground in sight.

I wonder where I'm going

And who will heed my plight.

Alone, unheard, unnoticed,

Afraid to lift my voice,

Afraid to be disparaged,

Afraid to make a choice.

Distressed, ashamed, remorseful,

Embarrased at my state.

I'm not sure how I got here

Or what will be my fate.

I lay my case before God,

And ask for his regard.

I tell him of my sorrow,

How life is just too hard.

I wonder, will he hear me,

Or will he turn away?

Will he be disappointed

At what I had to say?

I bow my head in silence

And wait for his rebuke,

Knowing that his charges

I'm too tired to dispute.

"My child," he gently whispers,

"I know you feel alone.

I know you feel uncertain

As you're facing the unknown.

"But know that I am with you,

I am your solid ground.

You feel as though you're missing,

But you are truly found.

"I see you and I hear you,

I know your every tear,

And I will never leave you,

There's nothing you need fear.

"My love for you is endless,

Dependent on my Son.

You cannot ever lose it,

That battle has been won."