What God Is Like

God is like that. But not all the time.

Always good, right and holy, but

To us, His ways often fail to rhyme.

God is like that. And I can depend

On eternal resolution,

But for now, He might not seem my Friend.

God is like that. Traced by human sense

Through the strata of history,

But for scoffers leave scant evidence.

God is like that. Paying what is owed

On the scales of Eliphaz, but

Often pointing saints down suffering’s road.

God is like that. Little do I see

The lessons angels still must learn

Watching how Providence deals with me.

God is like that. But not all the time.

Always good, right and holy, and

On that Day, His reasons all will rhyme.

MNA

September 22, 2022