A Hope Fulfilled is a Tree of Life (Part II)

There is just not anyway that I could make any less than two posts to acknowledge the great thankfulness in my heart! I offer this second post in a spirit of celebration of the goodness of God, all the while recognizing that if the past years of waiting have taught Adam and I anything at all, it is that the goodness of God is always present, even in the most excruciating moments of difficulty.

These are the moments where it is particularly easy to see the goodness of God, but our years apart have confirmed, beyond the shadow of a question, that it is God's discipline, albeit painful for a season, that often speaks most deeply of His very good and excellent love. It is truly a wonder that mere mortals can share in such discipline and in such deep grace and goodness.

O Lord my God...
How manifold...
Thy wondrous works... Which I behold...
And all thy loving, gracious thought...
Thou has bestowed on man...
To count Thy mercies I have sought...
But boundless is their span...
A new and joyful song of praise...
He taught my thankful heart to raise...
And blest are they that trust the Lord.