Pattern

The trial that was hard to bear
And harder to explain
Is now a fading memory,
Small loss that brought great gain.

For who I was before it came
Is not who I am now,
And nothing could make me return
To ways that I was bound.

And what I’m facing now will tell
The story once again,
For someday soon I know I’ll say,
I’m not who I was then.

This trial too is fading fast,
And soon will be released.
Another step toward glory’s light,
Toward perfect love and peace.

Is this the pattern of your life?
Then thank the Lord above,
For this is how He loves to train
The children whom He loves.

Image by Feng Shan