Forever is Coming

FOREVER IS COMING

Marked with what we will become,
Wearing the weight of where we've been—
The words we've spoken,
The seasons we’ve endured,
The roads we’ve traveled. 

Today, we remember:
We are not what we build or break,
Not our failures, not our fame,
Not our strength, not our shame.
We are who God says we are
And He says we are His. 

From dust we came,
And to dust we will return.
Marked, but made new.
Changed by the rising and the resting,
The longing and the letting go.
We’ve been,
Held by grace,
Moved by faith,
Carried by love.

Hope lives in the in-between,
Whispering that we are
Here for now, but not forever.

And forever is coming.

Because when it ends, eternity begins.
After all, we are His.

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You can find more poems and writings from Tanner Olson at writtentospeak.com.