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Sweet Desperation
Christian Poem About Depending on God

From Susan L. Condrey, for About.com

"Sweet Desperation" is an original Christian poem submitted by an About.com member. It expresses our desperate need for dependence on God. Do you have an original Christian prayer that would encourage or benefit a fellow believer? Perhaps you've written a unique poem you'd like to share with others. We are looking for Christian prayers and poems to encourage our readers in their communication with God. To submit your original prayer or poem now, please fill out this Submission Form.

Sweet Desperation

Of all the gifts
I know our loving Father brings
The answered prayers,
Protection from all things unseen,

The peace within your heart,
The small, simplistic things.

That cry from deep within your soul
Will bring the greatest joy of all.
He hears the anguish in your call.
The sweetest gift
There is of all
Is desperation.

When there is no place else to run
But to His grace,
To fall upon your knees
And seek His gentle face ...

There is no fear He does not know
No wound He cannot bind
And so
The sweetest gift of all I know
Is desperation.

Sweet desperation
Brings you to your Father's throne.
Surrender all
And be assured you're not alone.

In your darkest times of need
His light illuminates all things.

Come to Him broken and be healed
With His shed blood you have been sealed.
Find comfort in His love so real
And know ...
The sweetest gift of all
Is desperation.

--Submitted by About.com member, Susan L. Condrey.

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