The Old Steel Mill

THE OLD STEEL MILL

By:  John Edwards

One quiet evening I looked up at the sky gazing upon the morning and evening star,

  I asked the God of the Universe "why do you seem so afar?"

"I served you with distinction striving to follow your every will,

Now when I need you the most, I'm told to be calm and still."

I then asked myself "how does one remain calm and still when he sees his life desinigrating like an old steel mill?"

Like the old steel mill, I too was once thriving with activity, purpose and bright hopes for the future,

Like the old steel mill, my life is now full of "what used to be's" along with it's memories of success and regrets to be sure.

So what does one do when life isn't what it "used to be" and is now painful, uncertain and lacking in purpose?

There are no easy answers since in His divine wisdom God sometimes chooses not to disclose His plan,

Yet, this one thing I know, He has promised to faithfully provide for us if we willingly take His hand.





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