Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Lessons of Life



Although we enjoy sunshine,
We know there must be rain,
And though we long for pleasure,
At times in life there’s pain.
The chaos of the world
May lead us to despair,
To wonder why bad things occur
And feel that life’s not fair.

We yearn to find more joy,
To never suffer sorrow,
But though today the clouds may come
There’s hope for a brighter tomorrow.
The lessons of each day,
If they are to be learned,
Can lead us to the joy and peace
For which our hearts have yearned.

When we in faith seek God,
Who has all things in control,
Healing and strength can flow to us,
Shining beauty into each soul.

© Connie Arnold

8 comments:

Kim@stuffcould.... said...

I love this, we do need to go through the good and bad! It helps us learn.....beautiful Connie

Connie Arnold said...

Thank you, Kim. Yes, as unpleasant as the bad may be, we can benefit from it in many ways. I'm sure you must experience this as I do.

Connie said...

Lovely poem! Well-done.

Connie Arnold said...

Thank you, Daisy! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Never Forsaken said...

Beautiful words and so very true!

grams ramblings said...

Lovely. Everything is worthwhile, even our suffering.
A lovely poem
See my words at:

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Unknown said...

Here's another lesson: Rather than sending me to Hell (I was a naughty-naughty boy), God chose to send me a head injury! YeeeHaw, Paw!! Lemme fill-you-up withe avant-gardeness and wisdom necessary to achieve Seventh-Heaven with ANOTHER dry, succinct commentary of our mortal, predestined existence determined by U.S. ...

Wanna find-out the fax, Jak, in a wurld fulla the 'power of cowards'? Wanna wiseabove to help a 'Plethora Of Wurdz' [POW!] which are look'n for a new home in thy novelty??

Q: But [gulp] can anyone tell me the difference between K2 plus IQ? A: Nthn. In Heaven, we gitt'm both for eternity HeeHee Need a few more thots, ideers, wild wurdz (whoa, Nelly! easy, girl) or ironclad iconoclasms?

VERBUM SAT SAPIENTI: As an ex-writer of the sassy, savvy, schizophenia we all go thro in this lifelong demise, I wanna help U.S. git past the ping-pong-politics, the whorizontal more!ass! we're in (Latin: words to wise).

"This finite existence is only a test, son," God Almighty told me in my coma. "Far beyond thy earthly tempest is where you'll find tangible, corpulent eloquence". Lemme tella youse without d'New Joisey accent...

I actually saw Seventh-Heaven when we died: you couldn't GET! any moe curly, party-hardy-endorphins, extravagantly-surplus-lush Upstairs (in [the] end without end -Saint Augustine) when my o-so-beautifull, brilliant, bombastic girly passed-away due to those wry, sardonic satires.

"Those who are wise will shine as brightly as the expanse of the Heavens, and those who have instructed many in uprightousness as bright as stars for all eternity" -Daniel 12:3, NJB

Here's also what the prolific, exquisite GODy sed: 'the more you shall honor Me, the more I shall bless you' -the Infant Jesus of Prague.

Go gitt'm, girl. You're incredible. See you Upstairs. I won't be joining'm in the nasty Abyss where Isis prowls
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God blessa youse
(trust-N-Jesus)
-Fr. Sarducci, ol SNL

Leonardo Dicaprio said...

Beautiful Short Christmas Poems