If there was ever a doubt that God can take the evil of this world and turn it into good greater than we can imagine, that doubt was laid to rest when Jesus walked out of the tomb where he had been laid to rest. Humanity killed him for spite, and he died willingly—and rose again to save us. Now he promises that the troubles of his children who trust and follow him will also “work together for good” (Romans 8:28)—but of course that’s not how it feels in the moment when we face the unthinkable.
Unthinkable
Sometimes God allows
The unthinkable
Unbelievable
Thing
To happen
Sometimes God does
Not explain
Sometimes God throws
Us back
In shock
On the silent foundation
Of his name
And we shake
In the darkness
And writhe
In the pain
And despair
Of seeing
Good again
And there
While we wait
In the cold
And the silence
And there
While we ache
In the echoing distance
And there
In the quiet
A stone is shaped
And placed on another
With infinite skill
And the work
Carries on
In the shadows
Until
The light of the morning
Breaks through
And it falls
On a palace
Of precious
And shimmering walls
Made of treasures
Brought up
From the depths
And refined
In a glory
That really
Must be described as
Unthinkable
“For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.”
– 2 Corinthians 4:17
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