For now we see

         in a mirror dimly,

but then face to face.

Now I know in part;

then I shall know fully,

as I am fully known.

            1 Corinthians 13. 12

(Some day

we will realize

what God is doing through this.

Not "Oh, that's why it happened,"

but amazed

   by God's fingerprints all over it.

Even if,

even when,

we are not aware

          of any of it.

God's purposes

    are never singular,

never one dimensional.)

O LORD,

You are so amazing,

and we have seen but only a glimpse.

Your profound purposes

are not dependent on our opinion,

or advice,

or if we understand and approve,

or even how hard we pray,

   but Your Sovereignty.

Someday we will be blown away

by Your goodness and mercy

                    and love,

    even in this.

You see something radically different in this,

       You call for a different response.

How do we navigate this differently

           because we know You,

           because we are known by You,

           because we are known as Yours?