Abba,

We have soooo many more reasons for hope than despair…

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When the world feels dank and dark

And I see the world in clouds, pointed and sharp

When I am tempted to cast down my eyes

Withdrawing them from the wonder of blue skies

When it feels that all hope is gone

And all joy has departed and withdrawn

Look Up!

The sun still shines a steady beam

Even when the clouds prevent it from being seen

The dark clouds have not destroyed the light

They have not overcome, plunging all into eternal night

They lie and deceive with their malice

Hardening our hearts like a harsh callus

Look Up!

The truth is much more delightful and real

Behind that cloud is the One whose Spirit is my seal

I have not been abandoned or cast away

The night may have temporary hidden the day

But just because He cannot be seen

Doesn’t mean He is absent in this in between

Look up!

He is here. He is with us! He is with Me!

Just as He promised always to be

That alone gives us abundance of reason

To be filled with hope and joy in this season

His is a shelter and a fortress from the cloud

A refuge and protection He has promised and vowed

Look up!

We have many more reasons for hope

In darkness we do not have to grope

We have more reasons for hope than despair

We have many more reasons than that of which we are even aware

The dark has shortened memory’s light

And robbed us of divine eternal sight

Look up!

The sun still shines; it still remains

The Son still rules on high; His goodness reigns

We have more reason for hope than despair

We must look up to find it there

He is good and strong and kind

In Him is all the hope we ever need to find.

Look up!