This Thorn Within My Side

I am a motion sick flight attendant and a sea sick sailor Begging the moon to turn its face aside and hold back the windy Tide I’ve been put on this ride, and whether I am ready or not My flight has taken off I feel unfit for this fleet And Dislike the fact of nothing but Air between the concrete and my feet The wind in this sky is nothing compared To the turbulence in my heart My mind is speaking and my ears are hearing As the pressure around is caving and popping With the elevation rising— I feel unequipped I get sick from the slightest movement And my stomach turns at the slightest provocation Yet in the midst of this occupation I am called to serve I feel I couldn’t have been created for this— Due to my motion sickness I have a job to fulfill yet the Mind and body You created Appear feeble and weak Could it be me? Maybe I should get off this ride Maybe I am called to a job That involves a solid, unmoving drive At least something that can shake away this thorn within my side I continue to feel that This plane is unrelenting The pain and fear is peaking However, it is in this moment when I finally start seeing A view from high above; This that You created I was created— My motion sick mind does not dictate or control me— I was created for You Created by a God that is good By a God that can see and perceive all of this affliction Before it even happens At the climax He counters it with affection And it is at this time That I recall to mind and therefore I have hope: Through the beauty of this view and in the midst of this climb Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed Your unfailing love for me will never be moved My motion sick mind cannot be trusted in this climate of notion My perception is not clear Until I come through that cloud and fog of fear I realize that You are ever near Your grace is sufficient While I have this thorn within my side I have become equipped and fit for this fleet through Your strength and light In which I am enabled to finish out this flight Even despite an uneasy tide and a motion sick mind Your calling will override And Your love, I will always find