I will praise You in the desert
I will praise You in the tempest
Though the winds of pain tear through my life
Deluged with disappointments past
Drowned in the sorrows of bitterness
The waves crash down upon me
Surrounding me
Pushing down on me
No one reaches out
None are good, not even one
Selfishness over righteousness
Expediency over love
But You reach down to pull me out
Brush the tears aside
And dry the deepest recesses of my being