Grieving a Wrecked Marriage (Poem)

Still grieving the death of your marriage?

Grieving any loss takes time and courage.

Take your time if that’s what you need more of.

God will strengthen you with His Grace and Love.

Acquainted with loss, grief and human abuse,

He makes rainbows out of abandonment’s blues.

He sends help and hope to the brokenhearted,

And healing to get over him who departed.

While grieving with you in spirit for your loss,

I’ll also help you embrace victory of the cross.

With Grace you’ll look more ahead than backwards,

Seeing bridges to your best destinations forward.

God’s bridges aren’t seen with a head looking back,

Counting days ‘n ways your marriage became a wreck.

Friend, get a dream that can’t be aborted --

God’s dream for you that’s real, not purported.

Perceive life’s chapters that are yet unfolded.

By faith, see and live them -- ‘life re-molded.’

Don't allow grieving to slip into depression,

Adding more pains that such would threaten!

As you ponder this, my note in rhyme,

Recall, Jesus paid the price for life sublime.

Here’s a word from The Lord your hurt to touch,

If only in your heart you'll receive it as such:

"Claim the blessings and honored position

as a widow in My sight."

This message came as for you I was praying,

Drawing me to ponder what He was saying.

Your husband is now 'dead' to you as wife,

No longer performing ‘husband’ in your life.

No, your children are not 'orphaned', per se,

But you have been 'widowed', is what I say.

Thus, you’re qualified and have the right,

To claim 'widowhood' status in God's sight.

About widows and orphans His Word reveals

Just how strongly and passionately God feels.

So go ahead, request His accorded blessings,

And cease from so much cyclical stressing,

Pray and meditate deeply on this message,

Then dump on Him all unnecessary baggage.

In your mind please don't shoot this messenger,

Who’s gives mere voice to a Word of The Master.

As this is an unconventional concept,

Keep it from ‘Thomasine, Dixie and Harriet’.

It would attract their negative faith, you see.

Re-read and ponder it deeply is my only plea.

Ponder this from The Lord, His Friend to touch.

Deeply in your heart receive it as such.

Tuck it deeply inside your prayer pocket,

And pull it out when in your prayer closet.