1 Peter 4:12 -13

The fire that burns us to our soul

Can set our hearts ablaze,

For fire can break a lost spirit

Or force it on pathways

That lead it to a rendezvous

With more important days.

The pain that breaks your heart today

Might heal another’s woe,

If you allow the lessons learned

To help your spirit grow

And follow faithfully the path

Where God would have you go.

No, God does not offer you pain

Just to make you wise,

But wisdom may come, none-the-less,

And touch our weeping eyes

With compassion for another

Whose pain we recognize.

So, Lord I face the flames ahead

With my heart open wide

And pray that all the pain to come

Will touch me where I hide,

Then turn me where you need me most

To follow, and to guide.

1 Peter 4:12 - 13
Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.