These Are My JOTtings, Part #2

Ferocious HOPE

With my faith I’m gaining more.
Trials are hard, but there’s the door.
Hope is strong. I’m living proof
for Christ is Lord, today from youth.

The quarantine may challenge hearts.
Each separation quickly parts
the lightest friends of fairer days.
They choose a life of easy ways.

But life is massive in the Lord
His thoughts, decrees from the living Word.
These days are fading. When He comes
The Lord will rule the parts, the sums.

This mask upon my nose and mouth
will not prevent Christ’s living Truth.
The Hope I hold within my breast
will stay His proof through ev’ry test.

The days of staying by myself
redound, they will, to lasting wealth.
All Hope will roar through Christian’s voice
determined by the lasting choice.

by Jay O’Toole
on July 7th, 2020