“Everything is meaningless,
A chasing after the wind.”
But when the wind chases
After you, when you lose
Your status quo
To a raging inferno
What do you do?
Through the smoke and the haze
God still extends grace
Though in the choking clouds
Of fear and doubt
It may feel as though
He doesn’t know
Or care how we fare,
That the extension of grace
Has been replaced
By the extinction of our race.
Religious, faithless,
Rich and poor alike
All burn the same
In the sight of the flame.
Everything is meaningless.
A chasing after the wind.
So what’s our end goal?
What is salvation to our souls
If everything is meaningless?
“That each man may eat
And drink, and find
Satisfaction in their toil:
This is the gift of God.”
To enjoy the company
Of friends and family,
To find joy in times of peace
And times of tragedy…
This is God’s gift to us.
Try to find sustenance
In His abundance
Of love, it rains from above
Even if we can’t see it.
“Faith is being sure
Of what we hope for,
And certain
Of what we do not see.”
And though we can’t see
The wind, we see its effects
And we know that it is blowing.
So be certain of what
We do not see, have faith:
unfurl your sails, and
Chase after the wind.
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Please keep those affected by the California wildfires in your thoughts and prayers. The officers battling the fire, and those who have had to evacuate or are awaiting news that they have to; and especially those who have lost their homes and those who have committed unspoken acts of bravery and heroism.
