A Gift of Poetry for Capt. Billy

One of the men who prays on my Pastor's Prayer Patrol heard me say that my Dad, Capt. Billy, loves poetry. In response, this kind man of prayer and poetry, Gene, sent some original lines to share with my Dad during his cancer challenge season of life. When I read it to my Dad, tears lined his eyes and he said, "Son, write those lines on a 3x5 card so I can keep it in my Bible." Here is the simple but profound gift of poetry for Capt. Billy and for the rest of us:

Lay your tear-stained cheeks at His blood-stained feet
He may not dry your eyes or make your problems flee
He will however give you strength to endure and joy through sorrows
as the bitterness of your tears turn sweet.
-- Gene Stainback

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"Joy for My Spirit"

A precious soul who read my blog post yesterday responded with these tender and touching words:

Your blog this morning was perfect for me.  I have had a "tear-stained" week but He definitely gave me the "strength to endure," "joy through my sorrow," and my tears have turned "sweet." 

My problem has not fled, but He has been with me all week.  Through the tears, He has shown me how lonely this journey can be, but I will always have one faithful friend - Jesus. 

Thank you for posting & thank Gene for sending.  It was joy for my spirit. If I may, I would like to copy this into my prayer journal as a "conclusion" for this week? 

Blessings.
Anonymous

(Permission was granted for me to post this response anonymously. And of course permission was granted for the post to be copied into the responder's prayer journal. :-)  

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