Hurt and upset
Are in every human life
Remember that
It will help to make you kind
No one is spared from sorrow
No one gets out scot free
The cross is there in every life
Bear it well in mind
Why do good ones suffer?
Think about the Lord
A man of goodness
Causing others harm
His words a daily challenge
Too good to be let roam free
Disrupting what we hold
Causing alarm
Destined to suffer grievously
Rejected put to death
Nailed up on a cross for all to see
He trusted in the Father
Yielded up the ghost
This the way to follow
You and me
The world is a sorry story
Full of hurt and pain
Defiant spirits finally meet the dust
But a life of humble service
Is a life shot through with joy
There is faith and love
And in the end there’s trust
Brian Fahy
24 September 2021
Erris Poetry 