From Pain To Praise

From sickness

we learn to know

God's healing.

From sorrow

we learn to experience

God's comfort.

From need

we learn to wait for

God's provision.

From weakness

we learn to draw upon

God's strength.

From loneliness

we learn to feel

God's presence.

From adversity

we learn to trust

God's wisdom.

From frustration

we learn to understand

God's peace.

From pain

we learn to sing

God's praise.

Faith L. Derickson

Copyright 1998