"This Too Shall Pass"

"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God." —2 Corinthians 1:3-4

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I wrote this poem in December of 2024 as a deeply personal expression of gratitude and love for the person who helped me find hope and strength during my darkest time of emotional struggle and healing.

To the God of all comfort, who sent you as His vessel of grace ᥫ᭡✞

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This Too Shall Pass 

Day after day as endless tears fell,
I was losing all hope that I would ever get well.
I was scared and alone and feeling so lost,
I had all but given up— until the day our paths crossed.

​I prayed every night, it’s all I could do,
I cried out to God, and He blessed me with you.
I felt a connection and so much relief
when you walked in the room and sat next to me.

​You were a miracle that God sent from above,
He knew you would love me— the way I needed to be loved.

I felt undeserving of anything good,
all of my life I felt misunderstood.

​I never felt heard and I was taught not to trust,
but if I wanted to get well, I knew that I must.
The timing was perfect— each piece fell in place,
I understand now— that was God’s divine grace.

​When I showed you my strength and my will to survive,
and that I was more than my pain, you helped me to fight.
I knocked down the wall that I built to stay safe,
I let you come into my most darkest place.

​God gave you a light that would lead to my heart
and that’s where the work on my healing would start.

There were parts of me who were stuck in the past,
who had always stayed the same.
They lived down deep inside of me—near the root of all my pain.

​You taught me how to talk to them, to show them that I cared.
And I let them know that they were heard and I knew that they were there.
I learned that all they needed was to know that I was safe,
and even though I was older now, They would always have a place.

​I no longer needed saving, but I was grateful for all they’d done,
I told them how much I loved them and that the battle had been won.
The parts of me in so much pain and afraid to let me go—
have all agreed to give me peace and they want to see me grow.

When we started on this Journey, you put it in God’s hands,
whatever was going to happen —was written in His plan.

“This too shall pass” is what you’d say whenever things got rough,
You helped to keep me going when I thought I’d had enough.

Because of you, I’m finding out who I’m meant to be.
There have been so many bumps along the way—
but you’ve never given up on me.
I don’t know how to thank you for everything you’ve done,
but know that I’ll still need you —on this new Journey I’ve just begun.

t.m. 
©December 2024