Poetry

Testing times

    Some trials come into our lives like a wind that rustles leaves in a tree

    Some trials come into our lives like a hurricane that uproots trees

    Testing times

    Like a spy who reveals to the enemy the strengths or weaknesses of the walls of a  fortress

    So does the way we handle the trials in our lives
    reveal to The Prince of this world  whether the walls of our faith are strong or are weak

    Testing times

    Trials are like an armed bandit
    Who robs the wicked man of years of his life

    But to the righteous man they are a school master
    of wisdom and a builder of faith

    Trials test the substance that love between two people is made of
    like fire burning off the impurities in a piece of gold

    Silent Songs:  written by Stephen J. Vattimo 
     Sept 13, 1998