Will Not the End Explain

From "Springs in the Valley" for the 2nd of March.....

Will not the end explain
The crossed endeavor, earnest purpose foiled,
The strange bewilderment of good work spoiled, 
The clinging weariness, the inward strain? 
     Will not the end explain?

Meanwhile He comforteth
Them that are losing patience. "Tis His way:
But none can write the words they heard Him say,
For men to read; only they know He saith
      Sweet words and comforteth.

Not that He doth explain
The mystery that baffleth; but a sense
Husheth the quiet heart, that far, far hence
Lieth a field set thick with golden grain
Wetted in seedling days by  many a rain.
      The end--it will explain.

                        ---Gold Cord

Faith, the ability to believe yet not see. Hold fast to what you know to be true and never let go. Treat doubt as an adversary...the insidious adversary that it is. "Blessed are those that have not seen and yet believe." Be one of those......that remain steadfast to the end, without knowing all the answers or seeing all the results.

Certain "things" are in the cards for me. I know this. Finally. With age has come acceptance and release. And I am at peace. I have done what the Lord asked of me...and will continue to do that...and for Him it is enough. I will not strive to be that which I am not. What I am and what I do are His business.