You may be familiar with this poem, written in 1908 by British author Minnie Louise Haskins. In her 82 years of life, Minnie served as a missionary, teacher, novelist, poet, and industrial welfare advocate. King George VI chose the preamble to her poem—commonly referred to as “The Gate of the Year”—for his 1939 Christmas broadcast as a beacon of hope to a country caught in the uncertainties of war.

As we step into the new year 2021, may our God lead you by the hand into his peace, his goodness, and his comfort.

“God Knows”

by Minnie Louise Haskins (1875-1957)

And 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 out 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.
And He led me towards the hills and the breaking of day in the lone East.

So heart be still:
What need our little life
Our human life to know,
If God hath comprehension?
In all the dizzy strife
Of things both high and low,
God hideth His intention.

God knows. His will
Is best. The stretch of years
Which wind ahead, so dim
To our imperfect vision,
Are clear to God. Our fears
Are premature; In Him,
All time hath full provision.

Then rest: until
God moves to lift the veil
From our impatient eyes,
When, as the sweeter features
Of Life’s stern face we hail,
Fair beyond all surmise
God’s thought around His creatures
Our mind shall fill.

Source: https://alongthebeam.com/2017/12/31/god-knows-by-minnie-louise-haskins/

Reflect

Psalm 23:4; 38:21-22; John 8:12; 14:6