I Still Do What I Can

Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do:

forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead,

I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 3:13-14

We all must go through stages as this pilgrimage we take

and change comes with them that we must accept

sometimes change is welcome, bringing that which we await

but sometimes, mystery that life has kept

It's at those times when limits will accompany this change

that often we will view life with a sigh

we tend to focus on those things we can, no longer, do

thinking that our life has passed us by

But if we will believe what God has told us in His Word

then we will see our life much differently

for God has purpose planned for all the stages of our lives

and blessings that our finite minds can't see

Child of God, take heart in knowing grace will see you through

the strength that you will need God holds in store

you can face the future with the greatest confidence

and meaning you have never known before

David L Vanderpool

My dear fellow poets,
This poem reflects the battle that accompanies cancer, and with it comes accepting the changes as well.  I hope that this poem will be encouraging to those who are also learning to accept the changes of life, no matter what circumstance God uses to bring them into our lives.