Joy

Joy

Joy is a river

That at times seems dormant,

Gone,

Lost forever,

Overcome by the sorrows

And tragedies of life….

It is hidden

Giving us reason to go on……

Incarnated as hope,

A desire for more life,

The continued seeking

For a joy once had,

Strong and powerful

Giving color and depth to life…..

We are all sources of either joy or despair,

For those around us,

Building up or tearing down,

Taking or giving.

A help or a hindrance

In the life of others…….

We either grow in love

Or desire to grow towards that state,

Or slowly become cold, hard, uncaring,

Toward those around us.

It is the love we take with us

Since love is God’s image in our souls.

All else is burned away.

If no love

What is left after the burning?

We either allow God to create us anew

Or we create ourselves apart.