My favorite poet of all time is George Herbert. He’s moved me and encouraged me time and again. One of my favorite poems is entitled, “Bitter-sweet.” It exemplifies his ability to seek to capture the range of human experiences and emotions as someone seeks to encounter the living God.

Ah, my dear angry Lord,
Since thou dost love, yet strike;
Cast down, yet help afford;
Sure I will do the like.

I will complain, yet praise;
I will bewail, approve;
And all my sour-sweet days
I will lament and love.