Comfort, of comfort
Where have you gone?
This long night of heartache
Will relief ever come?
Then I awoke
In the darkness of night
Disoriented and searching
With no answers in sight.
The silence was deafening
But I wasn’t alone
My Lord was with me
His presence made known.
When will the darkness end, I cried.
How is this your love?
I’ve pleaded for your rescue
Yet there’s only silence from above.
Oh, my child
My love has been here all along
Leading you through the darkness
To the home where you belong.
You see, I empty your hands to fill them
And I take what’s good to give what’s best
I allow what I hate to accomplish what I love*
And I give only trials that will lead you to my rest.
But my love is of One who’s walked it first
Enduring the darkness to defeat the night
Carrying your sin to set you free
Experiencing death to give you life.
The comfort you seek
Has been here all along
I am your light in the darkness
And I will turn your sorrow into song.
Hold fast, my child
When the night feels long
I will carry you through
Until the light of day will dawn.
~Sarah Walton
*Line quoted from Elizabeth Elliot
Published by Sarah Walton
I'm a stay-at-home mom of four kids, sixteen and under, and have been continually learning in deeper ways what it means to follow Jesus Christ - no matter the cost. I'm the co-author of He Gives More Grace: 30 Reflections for the Ups and Downs of Motherhood (Dec 1, 2023), Hope When It Hurts: Biblical Reflections to Help Your Grasp God's Purpose in Your Suffering, Together Through the Storms: Biblical Encouragements For Your Marriage When Life Hurts, the author of an evangelistic resource, Tears and Tossings: Hope in the Waves of Life, and a forthcoming children's book, The Long Road Home: A Tale of Two Sons and a Father's Never-Ending Love (Crossway, 2024).
My husband and I have been given the unique calling of walking through long and layered trials within our family (special needs, Lyme Disease, job loss, financial loss, chronic pain, and more). However, as we seek Christ and learn to lean on him through every struggle, we are being strengthened, molded, and learning to be more satisfied in him alone. I am learning deep truth's of God's Word and hope to encourage and challenge others through what He has been teaching my family and me through this valley. May he alone be glorified in and through my words.
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Set Apart 
So glad you are posting in poetry form too. The thoughts are encouraging and beautifully expressed. May the Lord continue to sustain you directly and through his saints.
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Thank you!
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Beautiful and thought provoking raising the internal question “do I really trust when in those dark moments?” Love the focus on the Lord’s external and internal working in our lives. Keep sharing your heart-lead moments.
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Fellow Lyme survivor here- such a timely, helpful post. Into His Light He leads us. Thank you, sweet sister.
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So real and true, thank you!
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