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The Jigsaw Puzzle
It was jumbled pieces all around Looked long and hard at the contents And smiled at what he found! Painstakingly he took few pieces Sought to find its place All the time I sighed and squirmed Watched the smile still on his face! I tried so hard to urge him Fit each piece; impatiently in vain So I could see the finished work He smiled at me again! Then let me be for periods long Turned away, left me alone I pleaded with him to no avail The silence had to be borne! God was perfecting me I knew And perhaps I needed to wait I learnt although he was never early My God was never late! As I learnt the virtue of patience To place few pieces he d return The puzzle would one day take form A lesson I struggled to learn! But so few pieces he placed My patience he sorely tried Nowhere as much as I wanted How with him could I abide? So trusting in my intelligence Rather than wait so long I tried fitting them on my own Alas they were always wrong! I'd struggle to place a piece Assuming I had it all Worn from trying so hard At last I'd let it fall! Each time I tried it on my own He'd watch me struggle in vain With nothing but a smile, then Lovingly return, fit a piece again! At last with every piece in place I sit with awe at his feet Amazed at the beautiful work My life over, the puzzle complete! ~ Judy Doyle ~
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