When I went through times of loneliness,
I thought, “Lord, where were You?
Don’t You know, Lord, can’t You see
all this pain I’m going through?”
Then in the midst of my devotions,
I was thunderstruck one day
When I realized: in my Saviour’s darkest hours all His friends had turned away.
When I struggled through depression,
I cried, “Lord, where were You?
Can’t You take these doubts and fears away;
help me somehow make it through?”
But I knelt in sweet submission,
surrendered all and my heart was still,
As I remembered my blessed Saviour praying, “Not Mine, but Your will.”
When my heart ached in bitter anguish,
grief-struck and broken too,
I cried through tears of agony,
“Oh my Lord, where were You?
I can’t fight this battle anymore,
I can’t overcome this gloom.”
Then in my self-pity, I recalled,
that Jesus wept at Lazarus’ tomb.
When I think that I’m forsaken,
bitter, anguished and alone,
I remember that my Saviour
made all my pain His own.
He tasted death, He suffered much,
He was tempted, tried, beset,
And in all His trials and afflictions,
Jesus loved me yet.
A man of sorrows - He knew our grief,
He bore our sin and shame,
He was forsaken by God above
that we may never be again.
He was wounded for our transgressions –
as the Bible has revealed -
But most of all, Jesus shed His blood
and by His stripes we are healed.
So when you are feeling lonely, depressed,
and are haunted by your grief,
Here’s a solution that, through eyes of faith,
will surely bring relief:
When you are wondering if the Lord cares
and if He is watching from above,
Take a second look at Calvary –
and there behold God’s wondrous love!
author-Jerry Bouey
