Life's Bitterest Disappointments Are God's Sweetest Appointments

Out of life's misery born of man's sins

A fuller, richer life begins,

For when we are helpless with no place to go,

And our hearts are heavy and our spirits are low,

If we place our poor, broken lives in GOD'S HANDS

And surrender completely to HIS WILL and DEMANDS,

The "darkness lifts" and the "sun shines through"

And by HIS TOUCH we are "born anew"...

So praise GOD for trouble that "cuts like a knife"

And disappointments that shatter your life,

For with PATIENCE to WAIT and FAITH to ENDURE

Your life will be blessed and your future secure,

For GOD is but testing your FAITH and your LOVE

Before HE "APPOINTS YOU" to rise far above

All the small things that so sorely distress you,
For GOD'S only intention is to strengthen and bless you.



By: Helen Steiner Rice

Life's Bitterest Disappointments Are God's Sweetest Appointments