i have waited in the darkness
i have waited in the night
i have waited in the grip of fear
and huddled in my fright
i have waited for the dawn to come
while watching blood run red
with my veins cut wide and open
full up with the weight of dread
i have waited in the storm
with lightning ripping through the sky
thunder echoing about me
and heard nothing but my cry
i have waited for the other shoe
to fall and break my back
when the first one was so heavy
one more twist upon the rack
i have waited under rubble
buildings crushing all my limbs
not a glimmer of fond sunlight
and the hope with each day dims
i have waited underneath
the surface, no more bubbles left
when my lungs expelled the last
of my weak, human, flimsy breath
and i'll tell you one more thing
that i found true in all that waiting
while my blood was running free
and death was close, anticipating
the Lord God of highest heaven
King of all we are and see
stepped down from His lofty throne
to sit in that dark mud with me
with me in the raging storm
and with me through the long, long night
close beside me in my aching
right nearby in my cold fright
closer than a loving brother
nearer than beloved spouse
more understanding than a friend
and stronger than a steel-framed house
there is no truth more compelling
no foundation so unshaken
than the God who is with us
when all hope lost, we're by Him taken
Christ beside us in our sorrow
Christ here with us in our pain
Christ within us in our broken
Christ above us, ever reign
A beautiful Psalm! From despair to HOPE.