Prayer poem to give strength in times of trauma and loss

[JULIETstevens]

I suffered a train haemorrhage and have come through the recovery well and got a lot of strength from my Christian faith. I am an author and while recovering I wrote a poem reaffirming my faith. When I feel a little down, I read it back and it reaffirms my faith and gives me strength of anyone wants to read it then I can DM it to you. It may give you strength too.

[JULIETstevens]

Prayer for strength in times of trauma and loss1. Lord, I am lost in the darkness of a perpetual night,

let my faith be as the starlight

to guide me home, to see me through,

for there is strength where there is faith in You.

Lord, do not let me struggle and falter alone,

be my compass to guide me home,

through this wasteland back to your side,

where I do not need to hide,

for you know me for the sinner I am

yet you are still willing to take my hand.

Lord, be my crutch to help me walk, be my tongue to help me talk, be my food to nourish my body, be my faith to feed my soul, break my fall when I stumble, lift me back to my feet when I tumble.

for faith in you will see me through, never alone, you always guide me home, back to your arms, safe from harm.

Lord, let there be a dark void somewhere into which I may cast my pain, my grief, my loss,

so that it may be sealed and without them I may live under the protection of your cross.

Lord, You have taken my breath away, but have given me fresh air that I may breathe when I pray as prayer brings me closer to You, who watches over and carries me through

the darkness, back into the light,

for where I am blind, you give me sight.

Everything I had-power and riches

everything i lost through suffering and illness

I then thrashed about in the darkness, trying to get to my feet again,

until i realised that this end

was just another beginning, if I opened my heart to You,

for faith in you will always see me through

to a fresh start

for in this world or the next, there is to expect

peace and eternal rest.

God, I am lost in a darkness through which i cannot find my way,

Lord, be my searchlight to show me the way,

bring me faith that leads me to You,

and let the light of my faith shine in all I do

yet Lord, do not guide me back from hence I came, but forward as reparation to a new destination, where fresh shoots grow through, strong and true because of my faith in and love of you.

Lord, I know you are always there beside me,

to love and support and guide me

and in my darkest night,

my faith shines a light

to lead me through,

back to you

where I may rest, safe in your arms

in your loving embrace, protected from harm

so, Thank you Lord that my life went so horribly wrong

and that the Lord is still in my heart

for that’s where he belongs

and in my darkest hour

he rains on me a shower

of his love and support

to help me walk,

to keep me strong

even when my life’s going wrong

for He will not desert me

he won’t purposefully hurt me

but when i’m in pain

I can call out in his name

and he will be there

my heart to repair,

so I love you Lord, despite the trauma you've put me through

and that’s true faith, which You will appreciate

and it is is hard to love you blindly

when your light on me is not shining,

for my faith in the dark,

shows the strength in my heart

for which I must thank you

for which i do praise you

for you raise me to my feet again

and keep me there to the end

Amen xxx

I love you enough to make it through the dark

with strength and courage from You to make a fresh start

so life can throw at me its worst

for I know the Lord will put me first

and give me courage if I have faith

as I can find strength in a most unlikely place

to face the worst of life’s trials

to which my faith in You me reconciles.

so in happiness I intend now to live

and thanks toGod above I give

for this terrible trauma

which has only made me stronger.

[JULIETstevens in reply to JULIETstevens]

does anyone have any feedback on my above trauma poem?

[JULIETstevens]

does anyone want me to DM or publish here stanza 2 of my prayer poem that i've written??? no offence if not.

[JULIETstevens in reply to JULIETstevens]

Prayer-poem to give strength in times of trauma or serious illnessSTANZA 1

Lord, when hope forsakes me and I am lost in the darkness of a perpetual night,

let my faith be as the starlight

to guide me home, to see me through,

for when i face trauma and death, i can find comfort in you

and if death or serious illness rock my life and mean my course becomes bent,

keep me from faltering, mend what is rent

and Lord, do not let me struggle and falter alone,

be my compass to guide me home,

through my trauma, back to your side,

where i can show myself-i need not hide,

for you know me for the sinner I am

yet you are still willing to take my hand.

and my faith is the my crutch that helps me walk,

it enables my tongue that lets me talk.

Lord, You break my fall when I stumble, you lift me to my feet again when I tumble,

and i know i need not suffer alone- when i need him, he takes my hand and guides me home,

back to safety and peace in his arms,

until ‘til on death, my soul rests in his loving palm.

and Lord, let there be a dark void somewhere

in which I may lock away the misery and dispair

caused by the debilitating disease from which i suffer

for, though in bearing it, you have made me tougher,

still, you have taken my breath away

with the terrible illness, which has thrown my life into disarray

but my trauma has ignited my faith and set me free- it has given me strength and fresh air to breathe ,

for when I pray, my prayers bring me closer to You, who watches over and carries me through

the serious illness which has rocked my life,

which keeps me locked in a perpetual night,

from which only death can set me free,

but of death, aterror unsettles me,

yet let my faith support me in my disease,

let it reassure me and give me fresh air to breathe,

for though my faith may not be able to keep me from harm

on death, my soul will come to rest in the Lord’s loving palm.

and though everything I had-power and riches

and everything i lost through suffering and illness

I was left to thrash about in the darkness, trying to get to my feet again,

until i realised that this end

was just another beginning, if I opened my heart to You,

for faith in you will always see me through

to a fresh start

for in this world or the next, there is to expect

peace and eternal rest.

God, I am lost in a darkness through which i cannot find my way,

Lord, be my searchlight to show me the way,

bring me faith that leads me to You,

and let the light of my faith shine in all I do

yet Lord, do not guide me back from hence I came, but forward as reparation to a new destination, where fresh shoots grow through, strong and true because of my faith in and love of you.

Lord, I know you are always there beside me,

to love and support and guide me

and in my darkest night,

my faith shines a light

to lead me through,

back to you

where I may rest, safe in your arms

in your loving embrace, protected from harm

so, Thank you Lord that my life went so horribly wrong

and that the Lord is still in my heart

for that’s where he belongs

and in my darkest hour

he rains on me a shower

of his love and support

to help me walk,

to keep me strong

even when my life’s going wrong

for He will not desert me

he won’t purposefully hurt me

but when i’m in pain

I can call out in his name

and he will be there

my heart to repair,

so I love you Lord, despite the trauma you've put me through

and that’s true faith, which You will appreciate

and it is is hard to love you blindly

when your light on me is not shining,

for my faith in the dark,

shows the strength in my heart

for which I must thank you

for which i do praise you

for you raise me to my feet again

and keep me there to the end

Amen xxx

I love you enough to make it through the dark

with strength and courage from You to make a fresh start

so life can throw at me its worst

for I know the Lord will put me first

and give me courage if I have faith

as I can find strength in a most unlikely place

to face the worst of life’s trials

to which my faith in You me reconciles.

so in happiness I intend now to live

and thanks toGod above I give

for this terrible trauma

which has only made me stronger.

STANZA 2 2 (re-incarnation)

Lord save me, for i’m trapped in the center of a storm,

raging around me in which i may be torn

to pieces and can then be only imperfectly re-formed

through i may strive to be spiritually reborn,

Lord, in your wrath you have torn me to pieces,

with illness that hell upon me releases

so that i cannot be re-formed

lord, my trauma has ripped me to pieces

so that at this point my life ceases

i have to accept that at this point my life ceases

and now i’m told to forget and move on from the brain haemorhage

to stop crying about it, to stop talking about it

but i was lost in the void of an impenetrable night,

until my faith shone on me like a blinding searchlight,

that guides me through this perilous void

leaving behind my first life, now irreparably destroyed

for now re-incarnated i am and stronger i stand,better,

fresher and heading to a happy conclusion

so, i was lost in a void of impenetrable night

until my faith lit my way out like a blinding searchlight,

guiding me through a perilous void

away from my old life, by illness irreparably destroyed

instead, i am now guided to a fresh, beginning, where new shoots grow through,

stronger, sturdy, ready to start life anew

so lord, i was lost in a pit of despair

into which i had fallen out of a trauma nothing could repair

then, i was lost in a void of impenetrable night,

please let my faith guide me out like a life-saving searchlight

out of the quicksand of depression into which i had fallen out of despair

but with faith i was reincarnated, ready to start anew,

to begin again as fresh shoots grow through

strong and sturdy, fit to weather life’s storms

re-incarnated, renewed and re-formed,

happy again, content i now am

with the life i’ve saved from the treacherous quicksand

into which i was sinking, but which faith did me save

along with the NHS, who a second chance at life me gave,

Amen and Thank you NHS

[JULIETstevens]

, juliet here. not had any responses to my 2 stanza prayer poem. unlimited apologies if it's awful or offends anyone. i had intended it to help those of faith who had suffered a TBI, like me. apologies again if i've offended. no offence was intended, i just wanted to write something to help myaelkf initially and when i found it gave me great comfort to read back, i posted it on here to help otgers of faith. however i now see my mistake. sorry, should've kept it to myself. stopped writing poetry now, you'll be pleased to hear!!

[Teazymaid]

hi Juliet I’ve just had time to read all your poems . I think you summed up the way I have felt over the last two years but I don’t have your ability with words .. it must be so nice to have the comfort of your religion as I’m sure it helps so many people ..

I’m not sure where I am with religion , I just feel all religions were put in place as a good guideline on how to live your life .. I have done and hope I will in the future help others around me who need support/care/love . Your poems summed up a lot of my thoughts through my new life and I’m sure others will feel the same and will be a help to see it in words .. I try to use my life’s history to help others previously and hopefully post tbi and am sure your words will help others as well .. take care and please don’t give up on your passion to write .. Sue x