Wandering the dark forest trail
my children venture out alone
dangers, seen and unseen
are ever-present.
Temptations present
at every bend.
Guideless, they try to make their way.
Is it any wonder
if they become lost
or ensnared?
Yet I hold the map
and I have the light.
They have watched me study it
every day.
What good will I be to them
if I don't enter their journey
and teach them to read
and know the map
as they walk the dark path?
May God grant me courage
to enter dark places
the wisdom to know the snares
and the dependence on the Spirit
to bring us safely home.
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