Christmas comes but once a year
Suffering however is often rare
There are many of us who have been dealt a blow
Christmas reminds us that God came low
Another year is nearly past
Yet there are those who ask ‘how long will this last’?
Looking back we wonder how we endured
With the coming of Christ our salvation has been secured
With so much suffering and continued war
The death toll and pain continues to soar
‘Peace on earth’ for many is just a false hope
Christ however does help us to cope
He is indeed the reason for the season
Even if in the midst of pain we try and reason
I’ve often thought life isn’t fair
Especially when the pain, I just cannot bear
‘Joy to the world’ many will sing
Jesus is indeed Lord and He is King
May He capture our hearts once more
As we remember what He really came for
Life is truly a gift no matter what our state
Suffering one day will go as a new world He will create
In the meantime pain and suffering exist
It’s His love, joy and peace that we mustn’t resist
Alan Howes
A lot of truth in these words and that long unasnwred question, "how long' that comes to spo many faithful followers of Jesus. Praise Him that we do ineed have someting better to look forward to.