Journey to mid-day thanks

Journey to mid-day thanks

by Joel Howard

Why am I sad? 

Why am I angry? 

Why am I glad? 

What am I feeling? 

Have I now stopped

To ponder the churnings

Inside my heart,

Your home? 

Satan's arrows fling me onward

Satan's taunts throw us forward:

"So you're feeling scared or alone? 

Go on, boy, and go it alone!" 

But I resist temptation to fly ahead

I resist temptation to honor dread

I resist the devil's clear-cut schemes

I resist temptation to flee!

Instead I hide

Instead I throw my arms around

My Savior's side

My mid-day thanks

Where my Savior awaits

To welcome me today

My mid-day thanks

Where my Father awaits

To smile on me today

I call Him great!

I worship His true authority

I stop to thank

The only One 

Who provides for me