In Times of Despair

 In Times of Despair

In times of despair,

One must always be aware

Of the enemy that wants him removed,

From the path where love is proved.

It whispers, “Leave, you don’t belong,”

It makes the friends seem weak and wrong.

It takes one thought and makes it grow,

Until we’ve forgotten all we know.

But despair is not a place to flee,

It is where the work is shown to me.

For when I have no strength at all,

The Ten becomes the answer to my call.

I cannot rise by strength alone,

Nor build the path upon my own.

I bow my head, my pride I bend,

And place my heart among the friends.

The enemy says, “Separate.”

The Creator says, “Connect.”

And in that choice, again and again,

We find the Creator between the friends.

So when the darkness fills the air,

And nothing seems to answer prayer,

Remember why the darkness came—

To make us call upon His name.

In times of despair,

One must always be aware:

The fall is not the journey’s end—

Hold tighter to the Ten,

and begin again.