Remember where thou hast been
In despair blown by strong winds
And when the storm does clear
Reach back for others, dear.
When journeying onward still
Be mindful all around
Keep eyes and hearts so keen
Reach back for others seen.
Dare not to waste a thing
A triumph of your own
Keep secret nothing learned
Reach back to hearts of stone.
Thy scars were left to pierce
With memories close to heart
To share of what you’ve learned
Reach back, teach what’s been taught.
In vain would suffering be
If wrapped beautifully pristine
As if no pain had pierced
Reach back and share please dear.
Appearance must be dead
Approval crucified
Reach back with tender hands
To those who walk behind.
December 22, 2015
3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. 5For just as the sufferings of Christ are ours in abundance, so also our comfort is abundant through Christ. 6But if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; or if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which is effective in the patient enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer; 7and our hope for you is firmly grounded, knowing that as you are sharers of our sufferings, so also you are sharers of our comfort.
2 Corinthians 1:3-7
