Blessed are thy ways O Lord

Blessed are thy ways O Lord

Umpteen though they may be

Myriad paths and tangled webs

Leading to where we need be.

Countless are the times O Lord

That I have wondered aloud

If there be a God in the midst of pain

When sorrow overwhelms me.

Can it be that thorns and briars

Will transform into flowers and bloom?

Nay, it seems impossible

When seen in the midst of the gloom.

When I look back at times gone by

With memory filled heart and mind

Now lilies in bloom at every layby

Where first were arid lands.

Little did I know of a heavenly map

That takes us to where we need be

Providing succour to the weary heart

At every cross that seems too heavy.

Countless are thy ways O Lord

Providing hope to the weary

A hug, a word, love unmeasured

A deluge that calms the soul.

A rock, a refuge - that’s what You are

A shelter in every storm

Joining all the dots of my life

In sweet melodious symphony.

Blessed are thy ways O Lord

Wonderful in every which way

A thankful heart , eyes that now see

A divine plan that may be. 
    - Ann Joseph

List of poems penned:
Blessed are thy ways oh Lord http://rapportinrelationships.blogspot.in/2012/11/blessed-are-thy-ways-o-lord.html
Life - an Illusion http://rapportinrelationships.blogspot.in/2012/12/life-illusion.html
An Ode to my mother - http://rapportinrelationships.blogspot.in/2012/11/an-ode-to-my-mother.html
Remembrances http://rapportinrelationships.blogspot.in/2012/12/remembrances.html
Aloneness http://rapportinrelationships.blogspot.in/2013/10/aloneness.html

http://rapportinrelationships.blogspot.in/2014/11/moments.html

http://rapportinrelationships.blogspot.in/2014/11/when-love-finds-self.html
http://rapportinrelationships.blogspot.in/2014/12/what-is-love.html
http://rapportinrelationships.blogspot.in/2014/11/the-dance-of-truth.html