When your life needs a quick pick-up and you feel down,
when all of the leaves are dying, turning from green to brown.

It seems like you can never get yourself out of this never-ending hole,
because something unsettling resides inside your soul.

You can't figure out what it is that is causing all of this,
this feeling is taking away all of your everyday bliss.

What must you do to rid this problem, to make it go away?
You say you feel helpless and all you can do is pray.

When you pray, lay it all out there, don't hold anything back,
Give it all you have, don't give that issue any slack.

If that doesn't work, do it a second time,
Do as many times as you can, don't treat it like a crime.

God will hear you prayers and answer them if it is his will,
when and if he responds, you feel an instant thrill.

Now the problem is gone and you can get back to your life,
spend time with your kids, your relatives, and your wife.

You are happy that this problem is off of your chest,
but always remember to give God your best.

He can pull you out of situations that have no end,
he can give you the strength to make it around the bend.

Through all your tough situations remember this one thing,
you are a mortal human, but God is the reigning king.

-Stanley Yoder
Age 16