Silver Lining

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Without the clouds
There can be no breaking of the sun
Without the rain
There would be no rainbows

Without the pain
There can be no relief
Without injury
No healing can take place

Without failure
There is no overcoming
Without despair
We cannot have hope

Without weakness
We cannot accept grace
Without bondage
We cannot experience freedom

Embrace life's challenges
Even when you are in the valley
For atop the next mountain
There is a silver lining


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