This Earthly Life

I am strong in body,

I am sound of mind,

I am alone in spirit,

Abandoned in soul,

Aching in the quiet,

Silent in the darkness,

Waiting in hope,

Hoping in awaiting,

Abiding in action,

Passing this life,

In endless motion,

Hungry and thirsty,

Never satisfied,

Yearning for Jesus,

Expecting salvation,

Sighing inwardly,

Anguishing emptily,

Under this sun,

My eyes searching,

Looking to the stars,

Lit by moonlight,

Watered by tears,

I am planted in this earth,

Rooted in this soil,

Grasping towards heaven,

A timeless vessel,

Made to be filled,

Holding open…

~FS