If not for chaos and uncertainty,

I would not have known perfect peace.

If not for feeling lost and clueless,

I would not have known Your wisdom.

If not for pain and sorrow,

I would not have known Your joy.

If not for brokenness,

I would not have known Your comfort.

If not for loneliness,

I would not have known Your nearness.

If not for sickness,

I would not have known Your healing hands.

If not for mundaneness and mediocrity,

I would not have known Your perfection and beauty.