GOD'S THOUGHTS NOT OUR THOUGHTS.
By J. E. A. Brown
God's thoughts are not as our thoughts; we look on,
Dreading to climb some mountain far away,
Counting the sharp stones on its hideous way.
He cares for our small troubles, day by day
Smoothing them down. We keep our patience for our greater cares,
And murmur unrepining o'er the less,
Thinking to show our strength in our distress;
His patience with our hourly fretfulness
Still gently bears. God's ways are not as our ways; we lay down
Schemes for his glory, temples for our King,
Wherein tribes yet unborn may worship him;
Meanwhile, upon some humble, secret thing
He sets his crown. We travel far to find him, seeking still,
Often in weariness, to reach his shrine,
Ready our choicest treasures to resign!
He, in our daily homes, lays down the line,
“Do here my will.”
—J. E. A. Brown.