Hiking the Valley
Oct 22, 2024
It is safer
to sit
with the crowd
comfortable
in the setting sun
content to talk
about what might be
on the other side of the valley
of the shadow
but strength is only built
by lifting the weight
of truth
and walking the narrow road
the crowd has so many reasons
to avoid
but the strength
we gain by walking
through the rocks
thorns and pain
is what we will need to climb
the mountain
waiting at the other end of the trail
and when we set our eyes
on a higher goal
we don’t even miss
all that we’ve left behind
