I Can Rest, Despite Travail

 

The day will come when all the world
Will rest within Your peace,
But for right now, it seems that wars
And troubles will not cease.
 
That good that we are called to do
Gets lost within the noise
Of those who proclaim false idols,
And praise their barren joys.
 
The grace You share with each of us
Is cast aside as stale
By those who worship all the sins
That cause mankind to fail.
 
Lord, I know You are in control,
You’ve overcome this world,
And, I can stand in faith despite
Each curse and stone that’s hurled.
 
I find I can rest and be still,
Though I still face travail,
For I have Your peace in my heart,
The peace that does not fail.
 
John 16:33
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”