Worship in Poetry

The Easier Yoke

It seems I have forgotten, Lord
The person that I am
The child of Yours I long to be
... obeying your commands.

I sought to fill my hungry heart
With pleasures of the flesh
But what this world can offer me
Will never give me rest.

To be all and only yours, Lord
Is what I truly seek,
But in my struggle to conform
I find I am so weak.

Yet even through my struggle, Lord
Your love has shown the way
“Give up,” You gently urge
“Give in to ME today.”

In prayer I kneel before you now.
All struggling will cease,
As I lay my burdens at the cross
And trade them for your peace.

Copyright by Jennifer Welsh