These Are My JOTtings, Part #2

Resting in Jesus

To rest upon His mighty arms
we give this charge to all,
"The safest place from all alarms
is where He bids by call."

We help all those, who list to hear
the wisdom of the Lord,
but those, who fall prey to a fear
we nourish from His Word.

The daily servants of the soul
may find their way too strait.
Corrections make some lost ones whole,
although sometimes too late.

To rest in Jesus as we pray
for those, who we cannot save
brings awful sadness, naught to say,
embrace the empty grave.

A rest for us may never be
for some, but some in time.
Redemption comes as Hope to see
as pulled from pit and grime.

by Jay O’Toole
on February 23rd, 2022