Faithfulness

Our faithfulness is loyalty
To those commitments made,
So people who depend on us
Don't have to be afraid.

Some tasks are so much easier,
While others just are not.
Fidelity comes easy when
conflict is not a lot.

But faithfulness means so much more,
Encountering ordeal,
And pushing forward anyway,
Allegiance to reveal.

We seek to know and follow Christ
Which can be hard to do,
Enduring suffering with peace
And faithfulness that's true.

Our God is faithful to us all
And he expects the same
From all who seek his loving care
Through trust in Jesus' name.

No matter what the struggles are
That we all must address,
What God wants from each one of us
Is our true faithfulness.

This poem won second place for the September 2025 poetry contest