Gracefully sufficient

a poem by Mabel Annie Chacko

Sufficient for each conflict,
Sufficient for each cross,
His grace will compensate thee
For every earthly loss.

No task that lies before you,
No enemy you face,
But you’ll find the Master
Provides sufficient grace.

“Sufficiency in all things”,
He promises His own;
Whatever path you travel,
You needn’t go alone.

For this is His own promise
In every time and place,
In all life’s circumstances,
An all-sufficient grace.

What if all friends should leave you,
What if all things conspire
To multiply against you
And frustrate your desire.

What if some thorn beset you,
From which you fain were free,
His strength in weakness
Perfect enough will be.

No need to dread the future,
Nor what awaits you there;
God never gives a burden
Sans grace with it to bear.

No flames can kindle on thee,
No waters ever drown,
With Him, the strong and the mighty,
You’ll gain the Victor’s Crown.

No load can be too heavy,
If He that load doth share,
His grace is all- sufficient
To carry every care.

And when your strength is failing
And life is ebbing fast,
He surely will not fail you
Nor leave you at the last.