Life is like monkey bars

Over an abyss

I’m tiring

My fingers are slipping

And suddenly no longer holding

I’m falling

Through the abyss

Fear grips me

For a moment

I land

In the palm of Your hand

Soft, and secure

My fear is melted by the warmth of Your presence

I lie back

And look up

I see the monkey bars

But they are just a small part of an enormous playground

And where darkness made me see an abyss

I now see You

Holding it all

From You comes a great light

Illuminating my next rung

“No one who puts their trust in You

Will ever be put to shame”

You are my lifeline

A steady hand always holding me

I can never go back

I can never follow the monkey bars over an abyss

Not when I know you can see the whole playground

Not when I see You illuminating every new rung

You are my great comfort

All my hope is in You.