Nestling

Faith keeps many doubts in her pay. If I could not doubt, I should not believe. - Thoreau

like job of biblical fame and arguable infamy, in my beyond deep distress and despair, i cry out to god

"why, lord, why"

"why do you allow these things to come upon me"

"can't you see what it's done and keeps doing to me"

"enough already, please"

my state is deadening

the ensuing silence deafening

the sky threatening

the devil meddling

i see and hear the nearby water flowing in the river

a needed reminder that my lord is not a taker but a giver

faith and angels in heaven are wrestling

as my inseparable, four-legged companion milo draws near to me

nestling

Author's Note

“It is not when I am going to meet him, but when I am just turning away and leaving him alone, that I discover what God is. I say, God. I am not sure that that is the name. You will know what I mean.” - Thoreau

Reviews

[Fabian G. Franklin]

I enjoyed your poem, Pete. "God only knows, God makes His plan, the information's unavailable to the mortal man" Paul Simon from "Slip Sliding Away" We all fail and fall short in our efforts at being "good" but it doesn't mean we should stop trying. If God hasn't given up on us then neither should we give up on Him. It's too easy to blame the sun for shadows when shadows are actually caused by the object in the path of light, absorbing and blocking the radiance. The earth also turns away from the sun but that is good. It keeps the earth from being blistered and burned. Nothing can survive the scrutiny of bright light for long but when it is night we all wait and pray for a new morning and another chance. It seems only natural to me.

[Pete]

can't argue with anything you say although it doesn't make it any easier when the wheels are coming off. is where faith takes center stage. thanks for the great share fgf ... :)

[Poetic Beauty]

I cling to God when things aren’t going right. I question lot of things but I know god has a plan

[Pete]

i've been through a lot but i still trust in him that something good will come of it. some good things have happened recently and i can't focus on the bad, after all that's what faith is about ... :)

[Poetic Beauty]

Absolutely…
If we focus on the negatives too much we will drown without ever noticing the surface is closer than we think. I believe in God and he has gotten me through some terrible times in my life and forgiven me when I couldn’t forgive myself and still does!!

[Mari' Emeraude]

This reminds me so much of that beautiful song by Phillips, Craig, and Dean called There is a God. It shows the fragility of man's human faith (or lack thereof) and how God works even when we don't see it.