Mountains to Climb- Out of a Desire- The Personal Test

Out of a desire

To know of strength

To prayer, I retired

And asked, at length...

Humbly, not to be blessed

But to feel the Lord's hand

To be given a test

And become something grand

Why am I here?

What is my purpose?

The answers were near

I felt in me... promise

Then, within days

There was no denying

Of the Lord's ways

....a moment, defining

My heart nearly burst

Tears swelled and I prayed

The challenge, the worst

On my knees, I stayed

So personal my need,

My trial, my tutor

It rooted faith's seed

Deeply to my Savior

I sought for the balm

Found of Gilead

Peace came, I felt calm

I knew I had been led

I resolved there to climb

Each mountain I'd face

Though lonely, at times

With pain to embrace

I wanted to endure

And become something great

Through faith I was sure

God's love would compensate

I know bounds are set

To what can combine

I know too, to repent

To hold on, realign

The rod of His mouth

His wrath, and His anger

Have awoke me from doubt

To this, I am no stranger

Once suffering sore

To rise through and above

To come to the Lord

And witness His love

Where wisdom unfolds

From the choices then made

With a foundation of gold

Where, more can be laid

The refining process

Is painful, indeed

But this marks my progress

And grounds me in need

All that is in place, surely must cure

To be of service

To bring peace that will last and endure

For a higher purpose

Much is required

I must remain humble

For faith can expire

And belief can crumble

The heartache... pain, is as death

I feel polished for my role

Crying out, gasping for breath

And...I find the Lord, speaks to my soul

Yes, I know that my strength

Is not of my own

For without Him, I would stray

And fall, all alone

Who can I forgive?

And share of His light?

My best, His to give

Wholesome and bright

Mountains to Climb

President Henry B. Eyring

Ensign, May 2012, 23

Pondering at 3:00 am (grieving- to be honest) what I had written on the Ensign I lost at the airport.  Rushing left me unaware, I have lost what I had hoped to share. Maybe it was found and not thrown away.  In Las Vegas, to travel or to stay.