The Cure for Depression

Life for all at times is rough,

But if we go down into depression,

We just have to lift ourselves up.

I say ourselves because

No one can do this for us --

No one, that is, but Christ.

As Jesus said, our joy

Can't be taken from us*

This is divine law,

And being so,

It can be counted on

To save us a from a descent

We do not have to make.

It keeps us out of that valley.

So when mental clouds gather,

Think about this:

We can rely on Christ's promise,

And not go miserably down

Into that darkness at all.



*John 16:22