(Click the Play button to hear Russell read the poem)
When the heavens appear to be silent, And God seems not to answer at all; When your cries in the night seem useless, And God fails to heed your call;
When your prayers go unanswered, And doubts and despair fill your heart; When a hopelessness steals into your life Saying: “God isn’t doing His part”,
Ah, blessed child, your God is at work. Though ne’er can we see ’till it’s past, That He, in the silence of Angelic hush, Has carved out your message at last.
When the heavens appear to be silent, You stand, child, on Holy sod; And quietly, as you but rest in His love, You find, then, the heart of God.
That’s why the heavens are silent. There is nothing your God cannot do. And yet, He has chosen the better part Of silently changing you!
