God's Hand Is Always There

GOD'S HAND IS ALWAYS THERE
by HELEN STEINER RICE



I AM PERPLEXED AND OFTEN VEXED AND
SOMETIMES I CRY AND SADLY SIGH,
BUT DO NOT THINK, DEAR FATHER ABOVE,
I QUESTION YOU OR YOUR UNCHANGING LOVE-
IT'S JUST SOMETIMES WHEN I REACH OUT
YOU SEEM TO BE NO WHERE ABOUT...
AND WHILE I'M SURE THAT
YOU LOVE ME STILL
AND I KNOW IN MY HEART
THAT YOU ALWAYS WILL,
SOMEHOW I FEEL THAT I CANNOT REACH YOU
AND THOUGH I GET DOWN ON
MY KNEES AND BESEECH YOU,
I CANNOT BRING YOU CLOSER TO ME
AND I FEEL ADRIFT ON LIFE'S RAGING SEA...
BUT THOUGH I CANNOT FIND YOUR HAND
TO LEAD ME ON TO THE PROMISED LAND,
I STILL BELIEVE WITH ALL MY BEING
YOUR HAND IS THERE BEYOND MY SEEING!









HE WHO FORMS THE HEARTS OF ALL,
WHO CONSIDERS EVERYTHING THEY DO.




PSALM 33:15
NIV



SURELY GOODNESS AND LOVINGKINDNESS
WILL FOLLOW ME ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE,
AND I WILL DWELL IN THE
HOUSE OF THE LORD FOREVER.




PSALM 23:6
NAS



"THE LORD IS THY KEEPER:
THE LORD IS THY SHADE UPON
THE RIGHT HAND.
"



PSALM 121:5



THE LORD ALSO WILL BE A
REFUGE FOR THE OPPRESSED.

A REFUGE IN TIMES OF TROUBLE.
"



PSALM 9:9



IN MY DISTRESS I CALLED TO THE LORD;
I CRIED TO MY GOD FOR HELP.

FROM HIS TEMPLE HE HEARD MY VOICE;
MY CRY CAME BEFORE HIM, INTO HIS EARS.




PSALM 18:6
NIV



SEARCH FOR THE LORD AND HIS STRENGTH.

ALWAYS SEEK HIS PRESENCE.




PSALM 105:4
GOD'S WORD



BE GLAD THAT YOU ARE HIS;
LET THOSE WHO SEEK THE LORD
BE HAPPY.




PSALM 105:3
NCV



MY SOUL WILL BOAST IN THE LORD;
LET THE AFFLICTED HEAR AND REJOICE.




PSALM 34;2
NIV



YOU KNOW WHAT I LONG FOR, LORD;
YOU HEAR MY EVERY SIGH.




PSLAM 38:9
NLT



AND I WILL WALK AT LIBERTY,
FOR I SEEK YOUR PRECEPTS.




PSALM 119;45
NKJV



LORD, YOU DO EVERYTHING FOR ME.

LORD, YOUR LOVE CONTINUES FOREVER:
DO NOT LEAVE US, WHOM YOU MADE.




PSALM 138:8
NCV