I Choose Joy! (a poem)

I choose joy

There is no point in dwelling today

On pain that

One day will ALL be washed away

I choose joy

Today, the Saviour looks

For love and obedience

I choose joy

Because tomorrow there may not be

Another day to share His joy,

today

I choose joy

Today, the Saviour waits for my Yes

To His Mission and Commission

I choose joy

There is no better place to be today

But stay

Under the Shadow of His Wings

I choose joy

Today is the day the Lord has made

To love, to serve, to give

And to forgive…

I Will Choose Joy

Today,

Because ONE DAY

That joy will be Fully Realised

In the FACE of Jesus Christ!

Oh, What Joy!

I Will Choose Joy Today

And, for Eternity…

Will You?

Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with. Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881)

YET I will rejoice in the Lord! I will be joyful in the God of my salvation! Habakkuk 3:17

(January 2025)

by

elizabeth o. david