When You’re Too Tired To Hope

There are times in your life
when all that you could do is rest.


You cannot love,
you cannot dream,
you don’t know where to start,
and you don’t know where to go.


You want to change your life,
but you’re too weak to move,
you’re too tired to think,
too hurt to heal,
too numb to make amends,
too lost to even hope,
too tired to even pray.


Rest then O heart,
and rest then O soul,
for the journey has been too much for you,
and the world has left you wounded
and alone.


Sleep then for a while,
let go of all your woes.
Lie down in trust,
and let your tears flow down
as they should.


Somebody’s watching,
Somebody’s catching your every tear.
Fear not, for in the quiet of the night
you’re in the arms of Him
who loves you most.


Think not of your worries,
think not of your wounds,
for they shall be healed.
In time shall you find comfort,
and you shall find peace.


O blessed peace,
claim your portion and your strength.
May your soul know what stillness means,
and may the very marrow of your bones
find ease.




"Remain still before Him, and stop your own restless working until He begins to work. Do nothing that He Himself has not commanded you to do. Allow God time to work and He surely will. Then the very trials that threatened to overcome you with discouragement and disaster will become God's opportunity to reveal His grace and glory in your life in ways you have never known before." - Streams in the Desert