adversity

Sharing the Burden

Written by Susan Noyes Anderson on . Posted in LDS Poems, Poems about Christ

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©2017 Susan Noyes Anderson

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When my burden seems overlarge,
I flatter myself that I’m in charge.
Yet every cross was borne before
by One who comprehends much more
of trial and sorrow, grief and pain,
than I could ever hope to gain.

He carried weight I cannot know,
crossed lands where I need never go,
felt sadness I could not withstand.
When will I seek His loving hand?
My power alone is not enough
to break through when the path gets rough.

Henceforth, straining beneath the load,
I’ll join with Him and build a road.

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“Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” – Matthew 11:28-30

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Susan Noyes Anderson

Susan Noyes Anderson is the author of At the End of Your Rope, There’s Hope, Deseret Book, ©1997; Awaken Your Spiritual Power: The Fairy Godmother Isn’t Coming!, Karisma Press, ©1999; and His Children (poetry only, photos are by Anita Schiller), Vantage Point Press, ©2003.

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