Even though she desperately prayed
That he would be released soon,
He was sentenced to thirteen more
Years.
Her unanswered pleas reminded me
Of David.
For seven days he fasted and beseeched
God to heal his sick son.
But when the child died, David
Got up from the ground and
Resumed his kingly duties.
When God clearly answers a
Prayer, "No," I must accept it, even
When I don't understand.
Hard as it is, I must pick myself up from
The floor and learn to live again,
Learn to trust God again.
And as step by step I trek ahead,
It helps to cry.