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Divine Shepherd
how am i to rest in you
when i can’t see you
when i don’t feel you?
how am i to follow you,
when from this valley
i don’t see or feel
much of of anything?
how can i know
your way of peace
your way of rest
your way of life?
how can i let go of fear
and drop these bags
of burdens i bear,
knowing comfort
isn’t always hopeful
nor is hope
guaranteed a comfort?
how do i make
this singed grass sing
notes both
soft and green?
how do these choppy waters
turn quiet and still,
a calming balm
to my soul?
how do i know which of these
grown-up-and-over paths
is right, for goodness sake
or as the verse says
for your name’s sake?
how?
Oh Divine Shepherd
like the lost lamb I am –
carry me.
JOYSONG 
