The Puzzle of Eternity

I often feel the need to rearrange my planning

Intentions start to crumble, ambitions lose their steam

The greeting of a new day, fresh with understanding

Burns away the stubborn fog of last night’s lingering dreams

I wake to find myself in a place I’ve never been

Upon a steep and narrow road ascending

To walk by faith the lighted path before me

Listening for the Word that guides my steps and my depending

Focused on a prize unseen by human eyes

The brilliant mystery within a cloud of certainty

Unheard and unimagined, impossible to describe

A promise long ago pronounced in the puzzle of eternity

Where all the pieces fit, where everything makes sense

And we see at once how precious was our waiting

Everyone we meet now perfect and complete

Breathing joyful praise to our blessed Savior reigning

To offer you the reason for my confidence and patience

A table has been prepared

Please have a seat and join me, allow me to explain

The sustaining hope that purifies by the grace the Lord has shared

The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord

establishes his steps. (Proverbs 16:9)