I Will Praise You

Even though my heart is heavy
Even though my soul is in pain
I will praise You
I feel like weeping at Your feet
God, I miss Christiana
The loss hurts
I don't know what to do with the emotions
But I do know
That I will praise You
It's possible to find joy in the situation
It's possible to have joy in Christ
Even though my heart hurts
Because I know all that Christ does for me
What do I do with all of these emotions?
You promise to be my comfort
My Healer
I know You will
And for that, I will praise You
Do I overlook the pain to praise You?
Do I praise You in advance for taking care of the pain?
Do I praise You for pain?
God, I am still hurting
I feel like crawling in a ball, head in my knees
But I know You will heal me
For that, I will praise You.

(8/6/06)