How do I give of myself

How do I give of myself
To those who happen to be there
When in my doubt and despair
How do I love and care

Oft in my head
In my mind am I
Confined by my own
Choosing to be alone

Yet when others in need
Cry out and plead
Why do I find
My desires are so hostile

Where might thy grace
Which comforts the pain
Come from this brokenness
And let others in

To love and let in
Those who are broken
That I too might become
Whole when at last

I have learned my role
To love beyond
My own control
To those who so desire
To be loved and known

-Joshua Lee Foist