I feel Thou hast abandoned me;
Forsake me not, O Lord.
Thine absence burns like fire,
Yet all I have done is grumble.
I shall not survive much longer this way,
Unless Thou knowest that I can.
This cross is the narrow way,
Still I cannot understand it.
Thy will be done in me,
Even if I cannot bear it.
Unexpected changes take shape,
I feel anything good could happen.
Changes fail again to culminate,
I learn false hope cannot ameliorate.
How much longer shall I grasp in this dark
Before Thou wilt show Thyself again?
Help me, O Lord, help me,
I have nothing I can offer Thee.
R.P.D. Sanders
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