He Alone Can Calm Our Storm, My Son

I am so sorry to hear of your son's addiction and depression.  I shall pray for him and for you.......You poem is very beautiful and so heart-felt......take care!

Thank you Sandra. It's been a lot o' years o' torment, for him, as well as his Momma.

I've been there, and I will keep both of you in my prayers, as I know the Mom needs all the help she can get, too.

Thanks ever so much Julie!

Wonderful poem...  I'll pray for your son as well. I don't know addiction, but I do know depression, and it's a tough enough cross to bear...

Thank you Heidi, thank you. I know both, up close and personal. The heroin addiction and all the terrors that come with it are horrors to a mother's heart. I've written William many a poem over the years, but this is my favorite of them all. In due time, I'll probably share them all.

Ruth, this is beautiful and powerful plea of love. Spoken from the heart with true love and devotion. I see alot of religious references which I cannot speak to, well I will say I hope they help your heart and his. Some wise person once told me we always have choices in life, sometimes I forget this even though I know it to be true. I pray your son makes the choice he needs to make to make himself a healthier and happier person. My prayers to your son, you and your family.

God eases my pain m'dear & hopefully William's. Chana, it matters not to me where your prayer is "to" - it matters only where it is "from" - and it is from your heart...thank you Chana!

Drugs hurt all around them as well as the one addicted. You and your son are in my prayers, and I will share this with others who can pray with you too...

Thank you Lisa...he can use all the prayer he can get. I don't know how much longer his body, nor spirit, can continue to dwell in this darkness...it has been a decade now & has surely taken its toll.

If you would post this to the Christian Discussion Gathering, I would love to feature your wonderful writing! Hugs and Blessings, Lisa

Christian Discussion Gathering

Done...thank you once again!

Beautiful words. Praying for light.

Thank you Sheila, for both your words and your light.

oh my hon, what a wonderful poem and I so pray for your son that he will find peace and release himself from the demons that are clutching his body and soul.

Thanks for the prayer Carol.

An engaging poem, deep with pain and shining with hope. May your son find the light and peace you have found.

Thank you Debra, for seeing the hope - it is what I wanted him to see when I wrote it - and that peace will be found when he reaches for it. A half dozen years later, he did tell me this is one of his favorites I've written for him, too. I'm really gonna have to go through them all and maybe share a couple more.

Excellent poem.

My thoughts and prayers go out to you, your Son and your entire family.

Hugs to you!

Thank you for the thoughts and prayers Esther.

Sending prayers for your son and all your family. 

It's a beautiful poem.

Thank you Wilma!

I just had to chuckle a bit with this thought...I wonder if my son's ears are burnin' today with this new round o' rayer & love & light headed his way!

So sorry to hear about this - I can imagine what kind of trial is this for you, dear Ruth - prayers are on their way...

Blessings and best wishes - S.

Thank you Svetlana!

My heart goes out to you. Thank you for sharing such a personal issue with your precious son. I am sending good thoughts and prayers your way. Hugs to you.

Thank you for the good thoughts & prayers, Carol. My personal issues are "me" and I'm a firm believer in, "Take all of me..." so I lay it all out there & people can love me or leave me.

I completely understand. I am so sorry for your pain, I can feel the love in your words for your son.

Writing is the purging of the soul, and this piece is a very profound expression of pleading and hope.  Keep hope, Ruth, for without it, your son will surely remain in the perils of addiction... keep hope, even though it may seem he has lost his, but whether he wins over the addiction or not, he will know you love him, and ultimately that is all that matters.  I'm so sorry you're having to go through this, and I wish you all the best.  I'm sending good energy your way....

Mandy

Mandy, your energy is an awesome gift, thank you! My son knows I love him, if he knows nothin' else, this he knows.

Then you know you have done all you can, and the rest will be what it will be... I wish for your suffering to end sooner than later... and his.  I wish for love to conquer all his demons and bring peace to you and him.:)

...and may all your wishes come true...thank you!

I see you've changed your icon...smiles.