That Which I Chose

I read a poem by Christina Rossetti, and was inspired by one line in particular.  This poem springs from that: 'That which I chose, I choose.  What I once willed, I will'

That which I chose, for good; for God

now I will choose once more,

not the same choice but in essence the same,

what I once willed I will will it again.

the cost, the price of this choosing,

may cause my heart to cry halt,

but if I do not quiet, and make still myself,

nothing good would I ever produce

for life comes not in doing my will,

but in willing the will of God.