Beauty for Ashes

We were made for life Born to strive Having the ability to survive The challenges of life Life, like a seed planted in the ground It grows out, refusing to be bound It pushes against the dirt in its way To face the bright sunny day The growth of life teaches experience The strength of a tree is tested by strong winds In the depth and length of its roots Reveal the power of perseverance But a tree can be destroyed in a moment It may take years for growth But the flame of catastrophe can eliminate It's well-being and the produce of its wealth The ashes of a tree is unredeemable Whatsoever is burnt is irreversible For it to come back seems impossible But to restore, who alone is capable Our ashes could be a broken heart A love relationship that have gone south A path eroded by difficulties to our achievement Or a declared condition that threatens our health Whatsoever is the situation It is bad enough for us not to see beyond To see the possibility to go through such condition To believe we can endure with determination But once there is life there is hope Being fortified by divine strength, we are able to cope God's hand can reach us at the steepest slope To elevate our mind at a promising optimistic scope The ashes of wood have essential elements That can be used to aid with the growth of plants So too can the ashes of our failures and defeats Be an aid to make way for new and better beginnings