Strengths

A meditation on priorities

There is a strength of

The body,

As of mighty limbs 

That yield to neither

Iron nor steel,

But which retreats with

The fleeting of the years,

Like wheat before the

Reaper.

There is a strength of

The will,

That may stare down

The devil in a last ditch,

But which withers with

The tedium of the days.

Spirit yields not to iron

Nor steel,

And neither do the years

Dismay it.

It fears not evil, finds

Beauty in the drab and

Unchanging.

Spirit is the only true

Strength,

For it abides in light

And shadow,

And faces the night

Unflinching,

Knowing nothing can

Harm it,

Neither here nor there.

Author's Note

Our refuge and strength

Reviews

[kentuck14]

Again,
so very real but hidden from most people today. (I hope I'm not all that correct!!)

Tom

[John the Baptist]

Thanks. We live in a materialistic age, so you probably are right.

[Chris Shaw]

Strength of spirit. Whatever trials we have to face in life, and some will have many, you can but hope your spirit stays strong. A crushed spirit will take a great deal of healing. Wise words, full of wisdom.

Chris

[John the Baptist]

Thanks, Chris. Perhaps the primary value of adversity is that it gives us the chance to experience our spiritual strength.