Saying, “Yes”


Today I am moving out of my nursing home, and back to my house, with a carer already in place. It’s three whole months since this journey began with my sudden admission to hospital.

Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus (1 Thessalonians 5:18; NIV).

Can I say, “Yes”,
And offer thanks,
For good,
As well as bad?

Can I say, “Yes”,
And thank you, Lord,
For joy,
As well as pain?

Can I say, “Yes”,
And give you thanks
For bliss,
As well as grief –

Without the need
For shame, or guilt?

If so,
That’s a relief!

Our God has enlightened our eyes and has given us a little relief in our time of servitude (Ezra 9:8; NET).


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