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Beyond These Walls
(A Prayer Poem For Faith In Difficult Times)
by Mr. Terry A. Shuman
(Medina, Ohio)
Eternal Father, holder of the only Truth there is,
Please hold my trembling hands tonight; make finite, my
abyss.
Give me strength, when I am weak, and vision, when I'm
blind.
Restore my faith in your undying love for all mankind.
Take away my fears and tears, and grant me peaceful
dreams,
Where there's no panic, pain, or death; just placid
plants and streams.
When I am forced to focus on this path I cannot trade,
Help me see the footprints there, which those before me
made.
For Life's a spacious room in which I make some memories
With other souls who lend their hands for weaving
tapestries
That cover every wall I see, promoting the belief
That this room's all I'll ever see, and that there's no
relief.
So, help me, God, to know the truth: that just beyond
my room,
There is a walless cosmos where there is no gloom or
doom;
Just endless, timeless, formless love, that welcomes me
to stay,
And instantly transports me to an 'a priori' day.
A day I can't remember now, for there was no time or
space;
No human bonds to help me better recognize a face;
A timeless universe of love, where formless souls
reside,
And wait their turn to share a room, whenever You
decide.
Dear God, I thank you for my life, for all my
'roommates' too;
And if I'm bound to suffer, help me place my trust in
You!
For, while I am still in my room, it's hard to
comprehend
The joy and bliss that waits for me beyond where these
walls end.
Poem Written and © By Terry A. Shuman, Medina, Ohio
The author of this website was severely disabled with CFS/ME for 17 years. Her book takes the reader with her on the journey to build our faith in God to survive difficult (and easy) times.
Click to see praise for Katherine T Owen’s book of It's OK to Believe – Moving From Head To Heart.
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