The future is for us to live;
Not ours to oversee;
It does not tell us ‘What’ or ‘When’;
There is no certainty.
Disciples asked about the times;
“What would the future hold?”
The early church faced many woes
Of what was to unfold.
These woes included many wars,
Catastrophe and doom;
The future for them was distress,
Calamity and gloom.
Ev’n though the persecutions came
With such tremendous cost,
The promise was, ‘You will be saved;
Not one hair will be lost!’
Uncertainties remain;
Yet, when we are enhancing life
This work is not in vain.
George Stuart. Used by permission
Like flowers op’ning with the dawn,
We turn towards the light:
The future we create with love
Breeds joy and great delight.
George Stuart. Used by permission
Was lit’rally untrue;
We cannot let such empty hope
Condition what we do.
Integrity comes at a price;
But builds our self esteem;
This test of faithfulness we know,
For Jesus, was extreme.
Our future may bring heavy loads;
Draw trouble into view;
As we withstand the storms of wrong
Faith, hope and love shine through.
George Stuart. Used by permission