A WHISPER OF HOPE.

I HEAR YOU, MY CHILD, I AM LISTENING,
THOUGH YOU FEEL AS IF NOBODY’S THERE.
JUST TELL ME YOUR HEART, WHISPER YOUR THOUGHTS,
CRY OUT TO ME THROUGH YOUR DESPAIR.

THE PLACE WHERE I HAVE YOU NOW, I KNOW
IS NOT A PLACE OF JOY AND SUNSHINE.
BUT THROUGH ALL THE TEARS JUST REMEMBER
MY PRECIOUS CHILD, YOU ARE STILL MINE.

REACH OUT TO ME IN THE DARKNESS,
CRY TO ME WHEN FEAR FILLS YOUR HEART.
FOR NOBODY ELSE CAN UNDERSTAND QUITE LIKE ME,
TRUST ME, WE’LL NEVER BE APART.

I CAN’T GIVE TO YOU ALL THE REASONS
THAT I’VE PLACED YOU IN THE DESERT FOR NOW.
BUT I CAN REMIND YOU I LOVE YOU,
THOUGH YOU ARE QUESTIONING HOW.

PEOPLE WILL FAIL YOU, JUST AS YOU’VE SEEN.
BUT KEEP HOPE IN ME, I CAN CHANGE ANYONE’S HEART.
I’M STILL THE SAME GOD WHO PARTED THE SEA,
AND CREATED THIS WORLD AT THE START.

CLING TO ME NOW IN YOUR SORROW AND PAIN.
STAY CLOSE TO ME ALL THROUGH THE RAIN.
REMEMBER THROUGH ALL OF YOUR ANGUISH AND DOUBT,
YOU’LL ALWAYS HAVE THE HOPE OF ME COMING AGAIN.

HOPE IS WHAT WILL CARRY YOU THROUGH
THIS SEASON OF LONELINESS AROUND YOU,
BUT CHILD, HAVE NO FEAR, I AM ALWAYS HERE,
AND THERE’S NOTHING I CANNOT DO.

THOUGH THIS MAY NOT BE THE LAST TIME
I PLACE YOU IN THE WILDERNESS.
THERE WILL STILL BE TIMES OF JOY TO COME,
FILLED WITH LAUGHTER AND HAPPINESS.

JESSICA SCHAFER 08-23-08