When Looking Back

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I saw You all along the way,

But not ‘til I looked back.

Until that moment all I saw

Was each inbound attack.

 

I felt the earth beneath my feet

Rocked with every travail,

But from here I can see where You

Helped all along the trail.

 

I never see, while in mid storm,

Anything but the fray,

But when I have time to take pause

It’s clear Your shield held sway.

 

I think I’m learning to enjoy

The troubles I walk through.

Mostly because, as I now see,

They keep me close to You.

 

Psalm 23:4

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.