How to overcome life's storms

[Guest guest]

When the " storms of life "

Gather darkly ahead,

I think of these wonderful words

I once read.

And I say to myself

As " threatening clouds " hover,

Don't " fold up your wings "

And " run for cover. "

But like the eagle,

" Spread wide your wings "

And " soar far above "

The troubles life brings.

For the eagle knows

That the higher he flies,

The more tranquil and brighter

Become the skies.

And there is nothing in life

God ever asks us to bear

That we can't soar above

" On the wings of prayer. "

And in looking back over

The " storm you passed through, "

You'll find you gained strength

And new courage, too.

For in facing " life's storms "

With an eagle's wings,

You can fly far above

Earth's small, petty things.

 

~ Helen Steiner Rice ~