Disappointments Are Not the End: When life doesn’t go as planned, maybe it’s not the end—it’s a redirection.
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Lord,
why does my heart keep falling
for what my mind knows will break me?
It beats faster for the ones
who only see me as an option.
It aches for voices
that never pray my name.
It dreams of arms
that will never lead me closer to You.
And my mind shouts: Stop!
It draws lines.
It builds walls.
It reasons, calculates, warns.
But my heart—
it leaps anyway.
Why, Lord?
Why is it always a battle
between what I feel
and what I know?
Teach me to love what is worthy,
to desire what won’t destroy me,
to silence the hunger for scraps
when You’ve set a feast before me.
And when my heart argues,
when it runs ahead reckless—
be the Shepherd who pulls it back.
Hold me until the storm inside me
bows to the truth:
That real love doesn’t blind me.
It frees me.
And if it isn’t leading me to You,
then it isn’t love at all.
A poet, author, and faith writer who believes words can heal what silence hides. My poetry collections — Inked Emotions, Scattered Feelings Stitched in Ink, and Love Beyond Loss — were born out of seasons of grief, solitude, and deep reflection.
Here on Catholic365, I’ve been humbled to share reflections that have reached hundreds of readers. I write not from a place of perfection, but from a longing to make sense of love, loss, and the quiet ways God speaks into our lives.
Whether it’s a poem, a story, or a small reflection, my hope is that you feel seen, encouraged, and gently reminded that faith isn’t always loud — sometimes it’s found in the waiting, the falling, the starting again.
You can find more of my work at https://about.me/anniedcosta
