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Beauty for Ashes

by JackieL © 2022
www.myheartpages.com

You say that you have had a fire
and precious things were lost;
your marriage, your job or maybe your home;
possessions of great value and cost.

Snapshots of your future
were destroyed with all its dreams.
Your heart is now so broken
that life's not as it seemed.

You play back all the memories
wishing you could just go back;
for you would do things differently next time.
You would not be so slack.

You say that it is just too late.
Memories of failure continuously flashes.
You feel you can't recover and say,
"There's no hope here in my ashes."

Take heart dear one!
As with any fire, you can always rebuild.
You get to choose the material and style.
So, build and your heart will heal!

The supplies you need come from the Christ
who so lovingly gives them to you.
No matter the cost, whatever the loss.
But here's what you have to do.

Give Him your sorrow, disappointment and pain
and all of your life and it's crashes.
And because He cares affectionately for you,
He will give you Beauty for Ashes.

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