Victorious

 How great is a soul to anchor a self

That seems to be drifting at sea

A physical self simply sits on a shelf

Waiting to be set free

This is the case for my longtime friend

I've watched and admired from afar

To say you've been true ain't enough to describe you 

Faithfulness: Scott high have you set that bar

In thinking and praying through Carolyn's passing 

Emerged a truth in regard to her healing

The second she passed she's free at long last 

No more pain in her self is she feeling

Why did she suffer? Of what use is such pain?

The quietening question kept tumbling

Can God use the pain to break through, to explain? 

The question itself hugely humbling

If the goal is happiness whilst here on this Earth 

Well then none of us can attain such a prize 

What with Carolyn's pain and limited gain

Did she somehow fail? One would have to surmise 

Thank God the matter is perfectly plain 

Our selves are much more than our flesh

Our souls have a reason more than merely this season 

Body and Spirit are His masterful mesh

So I believe that Carolyn's life is victorious

Having suffered this life with no healing

Scott and his knowing that her soul and its going

Transformed: she's the reason he's kneeling.  

James 1:12New International Version (NIV)

Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.