~*The Tides Of Life*~

The Tides Of Life Rise In Fall.



And Whether It Be Later Or Soon,

We Learn In The Fullness Of Time

That There Will Be Joy And Sorrow;

Peace And Crisis; Sunshine And Darkness.

These Tides Have Risen And Fallen

Since The Beginning Of Time,

And Will Do So Until The End Of Time.



Day After Day We Are Carried Along,

Rejoicing In The Crests Of Glorious

Incoming Tides-Until,

Perhaps In A Single Shattering Moment,

The Tide Recedes.

Scattered Along The Shore Is Our Broken

Spirit, The Wreckage Of A Dream, Or The

Loss Of One Without Whom Life Seems Unendurable.



Yet As Certain As The Turning Of The Tide Is

The Fulfillment Of God's Promises

That As Yesterday Was, And As Today Is,

There Will Be A Tomorrow.



" I Would Not Leave You Comfortless,"

" I Will Come To You."



God's Stars Do Not Shine In The

Canopy Of Eternity,

" His Stars Stands Still Above Our

Ordinary Places."

To Be Able To Pray, Our Father..."

In The Darkness Of Sorrow And Despair

Is To Know The Quiet Confidence Of James Russell Lowell's Words:



Standeth Got Within The Shadow

Keeping Watch Over His Own.

*Unknown Writer*