A Letter To Hope

Here is a little something I wrote tonight; praying it reminds you (as it did for me) that hope is not lost. Much Love. ~Leslie Danielle

Dear Hope, Is it true what I've heard?
Are you really lost?
I always thought that with God's help I would never lose you,
But I am searching way down deep within;
Here and there, both near and far.
I've watched every hour's news broadcast
And it seems they're not even mentioning you're gone.
Yet between each and every line they read
I hear their desperate need for you.
Is it in my future to see you again soon?
When you're around me I find it easier to breathe.
Getting out of bed in the morning,
You give me faith in what I do not see.
Without you around, I too, feel lost
Won't you please return to me soon?
I'm begging God down on my knees
To please return my dear friend hope back again to me.
But until that day I will pray
"For today God I place my hope in you"
Only to find that's where you were all along
I realize that my hope was never really lost.
It seems my mind was clouded with worry
That made me easily forget;
From where I start to where I end
My hope always is, and always will be forever found
Resting in God's arms.

"Be brave. Be strong. Don't give up. Expect God to get here soon."

Psalm 31:24 (The Message)