Just when I feel too weary and worn out to go on,

I see the smile on a child’s face at play and learn again...

Joy is simple. Joy is easy. Joy is always nearby.

See. He makes all things new!

Just when I think I have unbearable problems,

I see the happiness of a person with severe burdens in life...

Life is no burden. Life is an opportunity to be thankful.

See. He makes all things new!

Just when I think I just don’t have the strength to continue,

I am lifted up by the simplest of greeting or kind word...

God provides us with the strength we need to live our lives.

See. He makes all things new!

Just when I am giving in to sadness and depression,

I am encouraged by someone whom I least suspect...

God leads me away from sadness and depression.

See. He makes all things new!

Just when I think I am never going to succeed,

I’m made to realize my life’s long list of real successes...

His goals for me may be quite different from those I set for myself.

See. He makes all things new!

Just when I am bored and not stimulated or challenged,

I am presented with a closer look at myself as unfinished...

I am a work in progress, a cooperative work with my creator.

See. He makes all things new!

See. He makes all things new!

I marvel at what our God of love and kindness has done.

I am so important to Him

That for me, He sent His only Son!

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