He Holds Your Hand

When life is a nightmare and all we do is cry,

The struggles keep arising and we want to shout out, “WHY?”

We want to know the reason and we want to understand,

But all we really need to know is that God will hold our hand.

Your marriage is a mess and you want to say “good-bye,”

Even though you’ve done your best, your beloved just won’t try

They don’t even listen, or try to understand

But what we really need to know is, God will hold our hand.

Your heart is shattered with the news. It shouldn’t be this way.

Where is God and why are His responses so delayed?

This shouldn’t be the outcome of all those careful plans

But you must just remember that God will hold your hand.

The stack of bills is piling up and the money’s running out

You didn’t get the bonus, though you earned it, there’s no doubt

Your plans have changed so many times that you can barely stand

But remember that, no matter what, God will hold your hand.

The diagnosis isn’t good, the timing is all wrong

Courage hides its face from you and you just can’t be strong

Questions just keep coming like so many grains of sand

My friend, let me remind you, God will hold your hand

Life is unpredictable, no matter how we try

This broken world brings struggles and leaves us asking “WHY?”

That question has no answer, more times than we can stand

So we must hold on tightly to the God who takes our hand.

Jackie Brady

June 11, 2011