Duty

Alma 4:3 --    "And so great were their afflictions that every soul had cause to mourn; and they believed that it was the judgments of God sent upon them because of their wickedness and their abominations; therefore they were awakened to a remembrance of their duty."

My sense of duty, tarnished by the years so speeding by,

left me unprepared for when catastrophe came nigh.

I suffered more than I thought just; I could not find the hope

of ever climbing up from sorrow on this greasy slope.

When duty woke at last from slumber deep inside my breast,

I kept on slogging up the hill and trusted God knew best.

The journey isn't over and affliction still stands near,

but duty keeps me going with more confidence, less fear.