In The Face Of The Giver

There are times when we're hurting...
And people disappoint us
Because they don't have the right words to say.
They can't even fathom
The depth of our problem
Or what we struggle with day-after-day.

But these times of disappointment
Only serve to remind us
That people are simply just what they are.
They are limited in wisdom because they are mortal
And their knowledge is only so far.

The reason for that is really so simple
Because it's only God who truly knows all.
And God was meant to be
Our true source of comfort
And the one who we desperately call.

All those situations where others "don't get it"
Are our chances to spiritually grow,
To seek out our solace and wisdom from the Father
For all the details He already knows.

And when we do that, we are not disillusioned
By people and whatever they deliver.
For we have been comforted
By the gifts of His heart
As we've looked in the face of the Giver.

© Sheila Gosney