In The Midst Of All

In the midst of darkness, there is light.
\r In the midst of evil, there is virtue.
\r In the midst of war, there is peace.
\r In the midst of agony, there is ecstasy.

In the midst of night, there is day.
\r In the midst of illness, there is health.
\r In the midst of winter, there is summer.
\r In the midst of hate, there is love.

In the midst of grief, there is healing
\r In the midst of hunger, there is Bread of Life
\r In the midst of thirst, there is Living Water
\r In midst of loneliness, there is companionship

In the midst of sin, there is redemption
\r In the midst of catastrophe, there is restoration
\r In the midst of rain, there is a rainbow
\r In the midst of adversity, there is privilege

In the midst of decay, there is renewal.
\r In the midst of hopelessness, there is possibility.
\r In the midst of poverty, there is wealth.
\r In the midst of pain, there is joy.

In the midst of tears, there is laughter.
\r In the midst of anguish, there is pleasure.
\r In the midst of disappointment, there is satisfaction.
\r In the midst of futility, there is hope.

In the midst of the bad, there is the good.
\r In the midst of the ugly, there is the beautiful.
\r In the midst of the unholy, there is the sacred.
\r In the midst of the body, there is the soul.

In the midst of suffering, there is mercy.
\r In the midst of rage, there is calm.
\r In the midst of failure, there is success.
\r In the midst of death, there is life.

In the midst of all.... THERE IS GOD.

Rev. Saundra L. Washington, D.D., is an ordained clergywoman, veteran social worker, and Founder of AMEN Ministries. http://www.clergyservices4u.org. She is also the author of two coffee table books: Room Beneath the Snow: Poems that Preach and Negative Disturbances: Homilies that Teach. Her new book, Out of Deep Waters: My Grief Management Workbook, will be available in July.

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