A New Beginning

My world was so bleak
Tears blinded my view
I fell down, completely weak
Lord, I lost site of You.

I found myself a million steps back
Feeling so lost and alone
Feeling my world was entirely black
O, Lord, how I ached to go home

I fell openly to my despair
The devil whispering in my ear
Saying God does not, and will not care
And God, I did believe You weren’t here

I traveled back down the road
That led to my first void
It seemed too heavy a load
That could not be destroyed

My friends saw my anguish and pain
They wrapped their love around me
Prayed with me, said I was not to blame
For the misery that came to surround me

And in that night You came, Lord
A burst of warmth in my once empty heart
My hope, my smile, my faith restored
I am now a million steps on, though still at the start

For there are things still to be done
Some wounds in me that need to be made clean
But You opened Your arms to me, let me come
Showed me my purpose … thus fulfilling my biggest dream.

© Copyright Sharon Ardern 2005