Hope is the Key

HOPE IS THE KEY

Lord, thank You for those happy years, 

For watching o’er us in our fears, 

Thank You for the joy we shared,

And all the times You showed You cared .

In spite of every pain and tear,

We felt You ever close and near, 

For never were You far away, 

Just a silent prayer, both night or day.

When life’s short journey nears an end, 

When we can’t see around the bend, 

And though we fight the valiant fight, 

We know for sure the end’s in sight. 

We only trust what we have learned, 

We know Your word is never spurned, 

Our days are numbered that’s for sure 

Thank you for Your word that’s pure 

To lose a loved one You have given, 

To take them to their home in Heaven, 

Such sweet sorrow still breaks our heart, 

To lose the one, we would not part. 

 But in Your word we will endeavor, 

And hope with all our hearts forever, 

For Hope is the key to renew our love, 

To unite us again, when we meet above.

Written by David Warbritton in honor of my forever love, my sweet Cheryl

Romans 3:3-5

‘We can rejoice too when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance, and endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.”