Be Strong, Have Courage

 

A car had just pulled out of there,
The tire’s tread still clear,
And there, amid the cracked asphalt,
It stood in all its cheer.
 
It didn’t matter, rain or shine,
The joy shone from its face.
Even though cars parked all around,
It stood in joyful grace.
 
I’m not sure why I caught my breath
When I first saw it there.
Perhaps it was its fierce courage
To bloom without a care.
 
If I lived in the cracked asphalt
With cars parked overhead,
I’m not sure, but what I would seek,
A safer, cleaner bed.
 
Yet it stood where God planted it
And bloomed with such delight
That I began to see courage
In a whole different light.
 
I’ve often felt I was misplaced,
Somewhere I can’t belong,
But, with the courage He gave me,
I found I still grew strong.
Almost as if, by His design,
It was right all along.
 
Joshua 1:9
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
 
Psalm 31:24
Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord!