Rich

Lying in a hospital bed

Longing for just one night of rest

As I stand here by your side tonight

I watch fearful tears fall from your eyes

You once were strong, but now so frail

Uncertain if you’ll again be well

Not a man do I see when I look in your eyes

No, they’re filled with the fear of an

            innocent child

God, how can it be right, this awful scene

That a man of strength is now so lean

As time goes on, simply wasting away

Unsure of where he’ll be the next day

I don’t question Your goodness, I don’t

            question Your plan

Though I really do wish I could understand

I wish his life could be better…like mine

But God, I realize, who am I to define?

Lord, I’ll love him tonight, I’ll keep holding

            his hand

I’ll still trust and I’ll praise though I don’t

            understand

I know that Your ways are far too high for

            me

And I know that forever in Your hand he’ll

            be

(Dec. 9, 2010)