-Dark Shadows Fall
in the Lives of Us All ~~
By: Helen Steiner Rice

Sickness and sorrow
come to us all,

But through it we grow
and learn to "stand tall"--

For trouble is part
and parcel of life

And no man can grow
without struggle and stife,

And the more we endure
with patience and grace

The stronger we grow
and the more we can face--

And the more we can face,
the greater our love,

And with love in our hearts
we are more conscious of

The pain and the sorrow
in lives everywhere,

So it is through trouble
that we learn how to share.~~

"..I will be with him in trouble;
I will deliver him, and honour him."
--Psalms 91:15