These Are My JOTtings, Part #2

Trouble with the Past

Why does the past still trouble me now?
Why do dark figures arise in my mind?
Why does the weight cause my back down to bow?
Where is a place, both safe and most kind?

Childhood, your thoughts were needed back then.
Now, they do cause me to stumble a-pace,
wondering how to presently win,
wondering what would be a good face.

Look to the Lord, and find in Him peace.
Look to the cross, and find your soul's Gift.
Look to the future enveloped by Grace.
Look to Christ's tomb. Its emptiness lifts.

by Jay O’Toole
on January 17th, 2022