Thought for the Weekend

It's In The Valley I Grow

  Sometimes life seems hard to bear,

  Full of sorrow, trouble and woe

  It's then I have to remember

  That it's in the valleys I grow.

  If I always stayed on the mountain top

  And never experienced pain,

  I would never appreciate God's love

  And would be living in vain.

 I have so much to learn

 And my growth is very slow,

 Sometimes I need the mountain tops,

 But it's in the valleys I grow.

I do not always understand

Why things happen as they do,

But I am very sure of one thing.

My Lord will see me through.

Forgive me Lord, for complaining

When I'm feeling so very low.

And give me a gentle reminder

That it's in the valleys I grow.

Continue to strengthen me, Lord

And use my life each day

To share your love with others

 And help them find their way.

Thank you for valleys, Lord

For this one thing I know

The mountain tops are glorious

 But it's in the valleys I grow!   

Tracy Mayfield 

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,

   I will fear no evil, for You are with me,

          Your rod and staff, they comfort me.

-Psalm 23:4