Praising Through The Storms
The tree still stands, tall and proud A giant in the landscape A closer look reveals the damage A lightning hit -- burnt and scarred to the core Some limbs and branches never recovered, The life is gone from them An ominous dark streak from top to bottom Yet the tree still stands, tall and proud Arms lifted toward the heavens in praise Living branches full of green leaves The scar healed with new bark And the tree lives on Praising through the storm Praising through the lightning strikes Praising through the healing Praising through the sunshine How like that tree we followers of Christ can be Life's lightning bolts can hit us Damage us Burn us Injure us Leave parts of us for dead Yet we praise Him through the storms We praise Him through the lightning strikes We praise Him as we trust for a sunny day Our injuries are scabbed over Healed New Growth can sprout The scars remain to remind us Of HIS healing powers And that He carries us safely through the storms And we are Just like th...