A Rendezvous to keep

There are things stirring in my life.
And there are happenings in the lives of those I love

that call me to my knees.
I will never question the existence of God.
I will never question the love of God.
Never.

I have seen too much.
I have felt too much.

But, when people in your life are struggling with hard things...
when there is uncertainty in the lives of those who have a place in your heart...
when you feel something happening in your own life

that could bring dramatic change...good change.

But uncertain change.

In such times, it's important to remember that...

God loves us
and, loving us,
has placed us here to cope with challenges
which he will place before us.
I'm not sure we can always understand
the implications of his love,
because his love will call us at times
to do things we may wonder about,
and we may be confronted with circumstances
we would rather not face.

I believe with all my heart
that because God loves us
there are some particularized challenges
that he will deliver to each of us.
He will customize the curriculum
for each of us
in order to teach us the things
we most need to know.

He will set before us in life
what we need,
not always what we like.
And this will require us
to accept
with all our hearts
the truth
that there is divine design
in each of our lives
and that you have
a rendezvous to keep.
-Neal A Maxwell ("But For a Small Moment", 1974)

I love that.

I trust that.

And I'm keeping my rendezvous.