There is Found a Strength in Weakness

There is found a strength in weakness,
There is value in the tears
That oil the wheels of power;
That grease the grinding gears.

There is made a strength in weakness,
There is honour in the rest
That drives the fighter forward;
Fresh to rise above the best.

There is born a strength from weakness,
To feed the gentler needs
And then from fallow ground can burst
Great trees from fragile seeds.

Take strength to be your weakness,
To hoe the tangled weeds
And then to reap the fruits
That the humble moment breeds.