Caught Rejoicing

 

In joy, it leapt from the tree branch
And floated through the air,
Intending to rest with its friends.
It never made it there.
 
An unforeseen event occurred,
A silken spider’s strand
Caught it as it was sailing by.
Not quite what it had planned.
 
Now it is hanging in mid air.
Not what it had in mind,
But, somehow, it still seems joyful,
In no rush to unbind.
 
You see, it’s still dancing up there,
In bright colored delight.
It doesn’t seem to mind having
A little longer flight.
 
For there are blessings in all things,
Though sometimes hard to see,
But, when we take time to rejoice
They’re clear as they can be.
 
The Lord has plans that we can’t know
Before we take that leap,
But we can trust, through all that comes,
The promise He will keep.
 
For He has promised us His love,
And, when we’re weak, His strength,
And that He will stay close by us.
Bringing us though, at length.
 
I hope the next snag in my plans
Will cause me to rejoice.
Like that bright leaf, joy in all things
Is a gift and a choice.
 
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
 
Isaiah 40:29 
He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength.