Today Stacey mentioned a quote that she had heard and it struck a chord with her. I ran a search on it and found that it was written in 1908 by Minnie Louise Haskins.
Entitled “God Knows” it became known as “The Gate of the Year”.
God Knows
And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year:
“Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.”
And he replied:
“Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the Hand of God.
That shall be to you better than light and safer than a known way.”
So I went forth, and finding the Hand of God, trod gladly into the night.
And He led me towards the hills and the breaking of day in the lone East.
So heart be still:
What need our little life
Our human life to know,
If God hath comprehension?
In all the dizzy strife
Of things both high and low,
God hideth His intention.
God knows. His will
Is best. The stretch of years
Which wind ahead, so dim
To our imperfect vision,
Are clear to God. Our fears
Are premature; In Him,
All time hath full provision.
Then rest: until
God moves to lift the veil
From our impatient eyes,
When, as the sweeter features
Of Life’s stern face we hail,
Fair beyond all surmise
God’s thought around His creatures
Our mind shall fill.[2]
Be encouraged that whatever you face, whatever is happening in your life, whether it be good or not so great, our imperfect vision is clear to God. Our fears are premature. In Him, all time has full provision.
Don’t you just love it?
And while this poem was designed for the new year, it can as well be applied to the new day.
Take each day as it comes and as the sun rises, put your hand in the hand of God.
Isaiah 41:13
For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.
These are the days! Thanks Stace for the inspiration.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you!
In His Grip,
Helga xx 🙂