Wondering Why

We wonder why...
The grief and pain and questions,
The separation worse than death.
We wonder why.

We wonder why...
The empty hungry sorrow
Lying in a woman's eyes.
We wonder why.

We wonder why...
The separation of two,
Brought together by God.
We wonder why.

We wonder why...
The abuse of status,
The loss of a father.
We wonder why.

We wonder why...
Being strong for others,
So often alone...
We wonder why.

We wonder why...
The loss of all we owns,
But mother, brother and few possessions.
We wonder why.

We wonder why...
As friends walk away,
Those who came to stay.
We wonder why.

We wonder why...
This constant change,
This shiftless ground.
We wonder why.

We wonder why,
Then we look up
And sees God's Hand -
We wonder why.

We wonder why...
As we see the blessedness
In the trials He has planned.
We wonder why.

We wonder why...
As He shows more jewels in the dark
Than ever He did in the light.
We wonder why.

We wonder why...
As we explore the treasure trove of love
And see His infinite mercy in each pain.
We wonder why.

We wonder why...
A God that infinite
Chose to bother with man.
We wonder why.

We wonder why...
Not at the trials He bestows,
But the glories in those trials.
We wonder why.

We wonder why...
Not why He uses trials,
For only in fire He brings forth gold.
We wonder why.

We wonder why...
Why in spite of all our rejection,
He loves us so much.
We wonder why.