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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania 
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In Troubled Times In troubled times we bear alone the burden of our time For no one else can feel the pain or taste the bitter wine And so I look up to the heights For help and guidance through the nights There’s nothing that dilutes the chalice filled with sorrow’s sup Except allowing time to slow evaporate the cup And only God can clarify The mist within the tearful eye What’s left then is a tarnished stain that never disappears But room enough to fill the cup with joy throughout the years Happiness abides within My chalice stained, but filled to brim Elizabeth Santos |
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Cerenity Member Elite
since 2000-02-16
Posts 2637Escondido-California |
Hi Liz, Oh you have tuched my heart with this one dear. Yes I know of your pain, and I am glad you can ask God for strength and feel his presence. I keep you in my heart and ask God for help to see you through this time of heart acke and by the beauty of this poem he seems to be with you. Love you always, Cerenity "God doesn't have to be reminded that we exist. We have to be reminded that He exist!" (Writer Unknown) |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
Liz you're looking in the right direction, that's UP. Oh how this touches me. I know burdens get heavy, and pain can overwhelm us, and it's hard to see through the tears. It is when we're past it, that we can look back and know He carried us through. HUGz to you!! God bless you always Liz! <*\\\>< I know not what the future holds, but I know Who holds the future. |
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Alle'cram Senior Member
since 2000-02-28
Posts 1816Texas |
Liz, My prayers are with you and your family. (I read your poem in Open#10) ~~~~ "In Troubled Times" speaks the very depths of pain felt, when we lose a loved one. The chalice is a perfect way to illustrate, with time we start to heal. So glad your finding strength in Jesus. I believe in miracles, I am writing proof as I stared death square in the face. Miracles come in different packages and know you are in my prayers. Love, Marcy [This message has been edited by Alle'cram (edited 11-03-2000).] |
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ellie LeJeune Member Elite
since 2000-01-10
Posts 4156King of Prussia, PA USA |
Dear Liz; I hear your pain and I rejoice that in the midst of it you see hope. May our Lord continue to comfort you now and give you Graces of Hope in these terrible times. Love, Ellie le coeur a ses raisons que la raison ne con-nait point....the heart has its reasons that reason knows nothing of.. |
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juliet_2u Senior Member
since 2000-07-23
Posts 1125North Carolina |
Oh Liz this is filled with such pain. And you are so right to look at Him. He has all the answers. There are soooooo many things that I just don't get but I do know He's a good God. Keep looking to Him. Love & hugs, Juls |
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vlraynes Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-25
Posts 8229Somewhere... out there... |
Liz- I'm praying for you and your family, and looking to Him to comfort you 'In Troubled Times'. God bless you and keep you..  gentle hugs, ~vicky "...until you have read the verse on his heart, you have not truely met the poet." -vlraynes |
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BSC
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Member Elite
since 2000-02-04
Posts 2919New York, USA |
"My chalice stained, but filled to brim" Oh Liz ~ May God hold and keep you all, sending prayers and gentle hugs to you and yours. Bonnie |
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Lighthousebob Member Elite
since 2000-06-14
Posts 4725California |
 My stained cup to your cup.....filled up. "Chears!" |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
Now that I read this again, I see it in a different light. When we're in pain, people can sympthasize, but they sure don't know just where we're at, BUT God surely does. He is the only one who truly knows our pain. Even more beauty the second time around. <*\\\>< I know not what the future holds, but I know Who holds the future. I don't question YOUR existance - GOD |
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Elizabeth
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Member Ascendant
since 1999-06-07
Posts 6871Minnesota |
Thanks Vicky for bringing this up. Liz, God is with you now...beautiful verse. |
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Irish Rose Member Patricius
since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263 |
God bless you at this time and may the chalice you speak of be held by loving hands waiting to sup with you once again. What is that you express in your eyes? It seems to me more than all the words I have read in my life. Walt Whitman |
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