Undoubtedly, in most cases, what we call “the guidance of God”
proceeds in such a way that
He hides His face from us, conceals His hand,
and erases even the sound of His footsteps.
So that we may not see with our eyes,
nor grasp with our reason,
nor even perceive with our senses.
In truth, such cases are far more common than the opposite.
If so—
might it not be possible
to feel today’s obscurity and darkness,
this sense of disconnection and doubt,
and the sighs and deep groanings that follow,
just a little less heavy than yesterday?
Might we then,
with courage like a single ray of light,
take that one step forward again—
the very step at which we once stood still?
Leaning, as we do,
upon what is called
“the foolishness of God” (1 Corinthians 1:25),
by which He uses all things—
even what seems worst to us—
as instruments of His guidance.