He's a Wonderful Lord

He’s a wonderful Lord! We see the evidence of this all about us—in the beauty and order of the world, and in the lives of people who know and love him, and who have made it easier for us to have faith in goodness.

                

He’s a wonderful Lord! We feel his presence with us and his care over us; not that he always gives us what we want—or think we need—but even when the answer to a prayer is “no” he is there to sustain us and see us through.  His love supporting us gives us strength and courage which we did not imagine possible.

                                God hath not promised

                                Skies always blue,

                                Flower-strewn pathways

                                All our lives through;

                                God hath not promised

                                Sun without rain,

                                Joy without sorrow,

                                Peace without pain.

                                But God hath promised

                                Strength for this day,

                                Rest for the labor,

                                Light for the way,

                                Grace for the trials,

                                Help from above,

                                Unfailing sympathy,

                                Undying love.

                                                                --Annie Johnson Flint

Mary Hancock (reprinted from the 1972 Eastridge Devotional Book)