Poem: “A Seed of Hope”
A Seed of Hope
Father, my God, my Creator,
I wander in darkness.
There is no light in my life.
There is no hope in my body.
Grant me God, Your brilliance,
Drive away this darkness in my life.
I hold before You a blackness which
Only Your light can penetrate.
I hold up to You, a cloak of gloom,
Which lays heavy upon me.
I implore you, Oh Lord, to tear it asunder.
You have promised me, Oh God,
Deliverance from evil.
Deliver me, Oh Lord, from the clutches of despair.
Grant me, Oh God, a seed of Hope,
Plant it deep within me.
Water it daily with Your grace and
nourish it with Faith.
I depend on You, My God, My King,
To rescue me from this enemy.
I place my trust in You, Oh Lord,
as a child does, with a mother.
I ask Oh God, to feel again
The warmth of Your love within me.
I ask Oh God, to know again,
The pleasure of your joy.
I ask Oh God, because You told me to,
And I ask in the name of Jesus.
Nothing will you deny me,
If I ask in His Name,
I ask, and I ask, and I will ask again.
Until my life is changed.
L. Lapiz
5/14/84