When we feel we have nothing left to give

and we are sure that the song has ended,

When our day seems over and the shadows fall

and the darkness of night has descended,

Where can we go to find the strength

to valiantly keep on trying?

Where can we find the hand that will dry

the tears that the heart is crying?

There's but one place to go and that is to GOD,

dropping all pretense and pride,

We can pour out our problems without restraint

and gain strength with Him at our side.

And together we stand at life's crossroads

and view what we think is the end.

But GOD has a much bigger vision,

and He tells us it's only a bend,

For the road goes on and is smoother,

and the pause in the song is a rest,

And the part that's unsung and unfinished

is the sweetest and richest and best.

So rest and relax and grow stronger,

let go and let God share your load.

Your work is not finished or ended,

you've just come to a bend in the road.

~H S Rice~

After a while, you learn the subtle difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul.

And you learn that love doesn't mean leaning and company doesn't always mean security.

And you begin to learn that kisses aren't contracts and presents aren't promises.

And you begin to accept your defeats with your head up and your eyes ahead,

with the grace of a woman not the grief of a child.

And you learn to build all your roads on today

because tomorrow's ground is too uncertain for plans

and futures have a way of falling down in midflight.

After a while you learn that even sunshine burns if you get too much.

So you plant your own garden and decorate your own soul

instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.

And you learn that you really can endure,

that you really are strong,

and you really do have worth.

And you learn, and you learn,

with every goodbye you learn.

~Veronica A. Shoffstall~

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