J.M.J.
WHEN THIS BATTLE IS WON
IT MAY SEEM THAT AT TIMES ALL YOUR HOPES ARE DISSOLVING
BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT ABLE ALL YOUR PROBLEMS IN SOLVING.
YOU DO ALL YOU CAN, BUT IT SEEMS NEVER ENDING;
EACH TASK SEEMS MUCH GREATER WHEN YOU KNOW NOT WHAT'S PENDING.
YOU TRY TO ASSIST THOSE WHO NEED HELP AND ARE AILING;
EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE TRYING YOU SEEM TO BE FAILING.
YOU ASK WHY EACH DAY A NEW CROSS YOU MUST BEAR
AND WHY THEY'RE SO HEAVY EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE IN PRAYER.
IF LIFE WAS NOW EASY WITHOUT WORRIES OR CARES,
THEN YOUR FUTURE WOULD BE FILLED WITH MUCH GREATER SNARES.
YOUR SCARS AND YOUR WOUNDS IN TIME ALL WILL HEAL,
BUT FOR NOW, MY DEAR CHILDREN, MY SON'S PAIN YOU MUST FEEL.
THOSE WHO SUFFER MORE NOW AND DO NOT COMPLAIN
A MUCH GREATER REWARD IN THE END THEY WILL GAIN.
THOSE WHO ARE COMPLACENT AND RESENT THEIR ORDEAL
UNDERSTAND NOT HOW EACH CROSS THEIR SOUL TENDS TO HEAL.
MY SON'S BLOOD, MY DEAR CHILDREN, AND ALL OF MY TEARS
WILL HELP OVERCOME YOUR FRUSTRATION AND FEARS.
THE BATTLE, DEAR CHILDREN, FOR A WHILE MUST GO ON;
SOON YOU'LL SHARE ALL GOD'S TREASURES WHEN THIS BATTLE IS WON.
"THY WILL BE DONE"
2-8-2004