From My Heart, to Yours

I love you, child;

I treasure your smile;

I bask in its glow. 

You trained my ears early 

To thrill at your laughter - 

I love you more than you know. 

But oh, your sorrows, 

Your worries and fears; 

I'm stabbed with the burning 

And salt of your tears. 

When your heart is broken, 

So mine breaks in two; 

And life mows us both down 

When it runs over you. 

God is still here 

He cares for you so; 

Thus He gives the rain. 

It hurts while it's pouring 

But it pours down with purpose - 

And He feels every drop of the pain. 

And oh, these sorrows, 

These worries and fears; 

He knows them - He holds them; 

He collects all your tears. 

And there is no heartache 

That conquers what He 

Has purposed to bring forth 

In the days you can't see. 

Take heart, my child; 

The night doesn't last; 

Dawn soon will glow! 

My ears strain in waiting 

To hear your sweet laughter.

God's faithful. You'll look back and know.