“Keep praying, but be thankful that
God’s answers are wiser than your prayers.”
William Culbertson (1905-1971)
Worldly wisdom worms its way into my prayers, but God’s wisdom is always at work. Thanks be to God!
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God, I know you’re pretty smart,
and You have more wisdom,
but I am being torn apart,
and Your insight is my doom.
Yes, I know of the Beyond,
and forever I’ll remain,
but standing here upon this ground
all I have is pain.
Your purpose may be higher still
and I don’t pretend to know,
but do You really wish me ill?
How far wrong did I go?
I won’t complain, but should I lament
at cancer as your judgement?
“Do You really wish me ill?” The other side of the question is “Why won’t You wish me well?” It takes a wiser mind than mine to answer. I guess I have to accept the mystery of it all.
Acceptance of the mystery is the key to grace’s door.
God is good. God is faithful. God is just. Somehow the knowing of these truths is freeing to me. I know I can trust Him no matter what, no matter how hard it is, no matter how contradictory it may seem from my perspective. Like others, I stress, get confused, don’t understand, despair. Nevertheless, through it all I know God knows what I do not. I can rest in that knowledge.
God is good. God is faithful. God is just. Somehow the knowing of these truths is freeing to me.
Oops. The site told me the above comment was a dublicate copy, so I cut part of it and re-sent not realizing it had posted. Blessings to you today. Thanks, Shirlee.
Thank you, Norma. Your wise words are worth repeating.