Disappointment is so hard to swallow
Especially when it comes in large gulps
Drowning in your own misery
That you have somewhat caused
Yet no matter how low one may go
They can always rise up
But you decide to stay low
You have simply given up
Your skin reflects your feelings
You no longer have a glow
Hair disheveled
Clothes are stained
You look a fricking mess
I could sit here and lecture you
Tell you that bad times don’t last forever
But what is the point in wasting my words
on someone who lives in a state of dying
For too long you have sat in that corner
You have let worry and doubt fill your head
You have given up on your joys
You choose to see the negatives instead
The love that you receive
You reject every single ounce
The friendships that you have in life
You neglect them until they phase out
You cry and voice your frustrations
Yet you refuse to make a change
You do the same things over and over again
Perhaps you are insane
And here I am once again
Because I actually care and have love for you
I am here to listen and be there
But I get tired too
I wish you saw that rope of hope
That dangles in your face daily
I wish you believed in yourself
I wish you believed in your abilities
I am here and I am giving my all
And unfortunately, I am realizing this isn’t enough
I can assist
But I can’t save you
You must finally save yourself
Remember the rope of hope that God threw to us to hang onto. There were three strands to that rope:
- First, there was God’s person (the reminder of who he is and his character; of his power and love and faithfulness that never change).
- Then, there were God’s past deeds (the reminder of the things God did in history that prove he is faithful, and strong, and reliable: We know what he did from the Bible, from the lives of the saints, and from our own lives and the lives of people we know).
- Finally, the third strand is God’s promises, his plan. As it says in the very first paragraph of the Catechism, God has a “plan of sheer goodness.” He created us to share in his blessed life and has made many firm promises that we can count on, to help us to get there.
Faith in those three things together—God’s person, his past deeds, and his promised plan—came together in a strong, three-stranded cord that gave us something to hang onto. It lifted our eyes off the problem and became a lifeline of hope that didn’t depend on the outcome but on God.