For One Who Is Tired
Dear Child, God does not say today, "Be strong."
He knows your strength is spent, He knows how long
The road has been, how weary you have grown,
For He who walked the earthly roads along
Each boggy lowland and each rugged hill,
Can understand, and so He says, "Be still,
And know that I AM GOD." The hour is late
And you must rest awhile, and you must wait
Until life's empty reservoirs fill up,
As slow rain fills an empty upturned cup,
Hold up your cup, dear child, for God to fill;
He only asks today that you be still.
~Janice E. Schmidt
