Abiding

Suggested Reading: Isaiah 32

To Abide

To bear patiently; to endure without yielding

the aching pain of losing

what we love and who we long to be

To Abide

To wait for

the response to prayers

whispered fervently in the dark

To Abide

To accept without objection

the answers we didn’t hope for,

the plan that is not our own

To Abide

To remain stable or in a fixed state

and not see it as paralysis

but the dormancy before growth

To Abide

To continue in a place

wondrously waiting the arrival

that will bring us back to life