Last year my cousin’s son died leaving a young wife and son. So many of us had prayed for his healing but it was not to be. I had heard his amazing testimony and it was consoling to know that he was a Christian and his earthly suffering was over. After pondering all that happened I wrote the following poem.
God’s Mysterious Ways
Peter three times denied him; the crowd cried crucify him;
And even the one called Thomas had his doubts
I am just a farmer’s wife, living a quiet, simple life,
Trying to understand what life’s about
To you we prayed and cried, questioned why our loved one died
But we believe that you know what is best
Because of your perfect plan, we place our souls in your hand
And pray to you we can pass the test.
I’ve read about the trials of Job, the woman who but touched your robe
And marvel how their faith could be so strong
How you sent your Son to die for a sinner such as I
I’m thankful God, to you that I belong
Help me to accept your Breath, and know a life won’t end in death
In Heaven there’s no ending to our days
The birds and lilies of the field, remind me that your Word is real
And I marvel at your mysterious ways
Because God loves us dearly, through the glass we’ll all see clearly
This is all according to His plan
We need only just believe and Jesus in our hearts receive
One day God’s mysteries we will understand
Sue Ikerd
April 30, 2014
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Sue I guess I missed this when you first but this is beautiful. I really don’t understand why you can’t get these published.