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Do you really think I sent you here,
Into this desert land;
And this is all I have for you,
Calamity, grief, and sand?
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I know it seems as you first look
There’s nothing here you need,
But look again, My wilderness
Is fertile ground for seed
In fact, this is the place I choose
To soften what is hardened
And grow in you, not brush and briar,
But a flourishing watered garden
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This place that seems the end of all
Is but a fresh new start,
Where I will tear down stony walls
You’ve built around your heart…
So know that as you languish here
When you have passed the test
A Promised Land awaits you
Of beauty, peace, and rest
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