Don't Worry About Tomorrow

Don’t spend your time worrying

About what will come tomorrow,

Anticipating trouble

With dread or with sorrow,

Or let your anxieties

Keep you awake at night,

Cowering in the darkness,

Filled with pain and fright.

There’s no need to worry

Or to have a troubled soul,

But put your trust in God,

Knowing He is in control.

Release your anxieties

And get some peaceful rest,

Give your troubles to the Lord,

Who always knows what’s best.

Connie Arnold

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

Hope Grows

This is a poem I wrote for Lupus Foundation of America, North Carolina Chapter as part of an attempt to share inspiration and hope for all of us living with lupus. I hope it will bless and encourage all, no matter what difficulties you may be facing!

Hope dwells in the heart

And flutters like butterfly wings,

Building strength of the spirit

To face the struggles life brings.

Hope glimmers and swells within

Even though the body grows weak,

And shines fiercely through the pain

As the comfort and healing we seek.

Hope bursts forth like flames,

Stronger than any disease,

And Victory is its name

For this hope will never cease!

© Connie Arnold

Shaking Our Faith

When tragedies happen
and disasters occur
we’re often left in despair,
dazed and discouraged,
depressed and unsure,
wondering why God doesn’t care.

As the earth shifts and groans,
quivers and quakes,
and walls are reduced to rubble,
our faith often falters,
stumbles and shakes
when faced with times of trouble.

We sometimes blame God
for the terrible things
that cause agony and dismay,
forgetting the peace and
healing God brings
to those who don’t turn away.

Through the grief and pain,
all of life’s sorrow,
God remains steady and true,
supporting and lifting
to face each tomorrow,
providing the strength to get through.

God never leaves us
alone to face
the trials this world has in store,
but with mercy, kindness,
goodness and grace,
God’s love does continually pour.

© Connie Arnold