adversity – Christ a poet

Nothing is new under the sun.
Days of peace and prosperity will come;
Days of famine, crisis, and adversity will come.
A righteous philosopher
Should be diligent in the education of the prince.
For the future of a nation is her children,
And the future of the throne is the capable heir.
A nation without God’s guidance will fall,
And a son who is weak in crisis is weak indeed.
If the prince’s might fails in the time of adversity,
His strength is small.
How shall a prince be made strong?
How shall his kingdom be established?
In the face of external adversity and internal crisis?
The truth is not far.
Go to the temple, and you shall see
A sacred book — The Scriptural Stone of Truth.
Meditate on it,
And you will discover a Spirit:
The Spirit of Wisdom.
This Spirit has knowledge, understanding, and strength.
By wisdom, all rulers on earth govern.
To woo the Spirit,
Have reverence for the Lord.
Wisdom is the strength of nobles;
By wisdom, plans are made to wage war.

King David
©2026

When trouble comes
When the storms gain the heart of raging beast
And comes charging with such ferocity

When sweet dreams become nightmares filled to the brim with adversity
When the night becomes a drowning ocean
And burdens feel so heavy; all movement is in slow motion

When life is a long line of lapses
And fear is a marksman
Who just loves using my heart for target practice

When trouble comes to me,
I will smile, I’ll laugh , I’ll dance
I will drop a legwork allover the devil’s failed plans

I’ll treat my hands like an orchestra
l’ll turn my voice into a hundred man choir
And give the Lord a full worship concert

I’ll rejoice , for my solution arrived two millennia before trouble came
When I met Christ, there was an exchange of an old life for a new
And through him God’s spirit came too

When God’s spirit became the active ingredient in my composition
My point of view was re-positioned
So as to see beyond the fear illusion

For when he is at work in you, in that instant
The odds against you are variable
But victory remains constant.

When trouble comes I will activate the divine spirit I received
When trouble comes, I may not even see it coming
But I will surely watch it leave.

– Ini Brown (2019)