ANOTHER WONDERFUL PRAYER

Let me share here a little something an elderly friend of mine gave me before she died that she had written down in her own hand. Maybe she composed it herself, but I suspect she copied it from elsewhere. Either way, it was written in her own hand. It really describes her deep faith best. I came across it again recently and I thought some of you might appreciate it as well. 

I do not understand all mystery.

I do not know why goodness goes unrewarded,

 love is crucified or righteousness is defeated.

I do not understand the mystery of pain or the destruction

of fair spirits by hideous afflictions.

I do not understand all of the Bible or always see the will of God.

But I do see Jesus and trust him for what I cannot see.

I do not know where this journey of life will end for me

Or what will happen to those I love.

I do not know what lies ahead for the world.

Sometimes I cannot see around the next turn.

I walk by faith, not by sight.

In Christ I see a guide for the next step.

And in him I see the everlasting arms of a Father’s love,

 a Savior’s forgiveness, and a home at the end of the road.