Words Just Would Not Come-

        In Loving Memory of Levi Rhett Modder - 

          August 12, 2021 - February 14, 2025

Something happened, with lightning speed,

It came from no where—a dire need.

So sudden, seemed the tide had turned, 

No ebb and flow; now waters churned! 

From calm and still, to cruel and wild…

With raging force, upon the child.

How could this happen? one would ask, 

Is this for real? perhaps a task…

An undertaking, test of faith,

Please say I’m sleeping, let me wake!

This is not fair, how could this be?

What have I done? Please let me see

The ends will justify the means,

A broken heart now strives to glean!

It seems the fight within is real,

Through fast and prayer, a new ordeal

That’s never left this void before;

A struggle fierce, comes o’er and o’er.

This bitter cup, please cast aside.

Its purpose, though—destroy all pride.

There are no words that would convey

The depth of sorrow felt that day. 

Words would not come, but constant thought,

“Dear God, don’t let this be for naught!”

Although there are no answers clear,

One thing remains, so keep it near-

The love of God is still the same, 

When all else fails, call on His name! 

Matthew 19: 14 “But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.”

D. S. Mullis

©️ 2/23/2025