UNEXPECTED CONFLICT - UNEXPECTED HOPE

Such a cheerful friend
who warms the hearts
of all of us...

yet, depression attacks
even the most cheerful of us
and swirls around our minds -
playing tricks on us...

one moment, all is fair weather
within our souls ~
next minute, thunderstorms arise
within every inch of our beings...

oh, friend, I wish for you
Peace and tranquility ~
not the horror of depression
and all its chaos...

may God be ever with you
and may His Peace fill you,
so that you may know that
He loves and protects you
as you keep your heart
open to Him...

  by Dolores A. Treadway
  written May 23, 2000