The Gate of the Year

The following poem fits well with the previous post about the dark periods in our lives.

It was written in 1908 by Minnie Louise Haskins.

I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year:

'Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.'

And he replied, 'Go into the darkness

and put your hand into the hand of God.

That shall be to you better than light

and safer than a known way!'

So I went forth and finding the Hand of God

Trod gladly into the night.

He led me towards the hills

And the breaking of day in the lone east.

So heart be still!

What need our human life to know

If God has comprehension?

In all the dizzy strife of things

Both high and low,

God hides his intention.