"نحن لا نحتاج الفرح بقدر ما نحتاج السكينة."

"We don't need joy as much as we need peace."

The wake....and the path....

                    Nothing is as it seems                     Deep in my soul I understand,                     That there are no coincidences                     It’s all by grand design and plan.

                    Who I meet, where I go, and what I do                     Pre-arranged before I wake each day,                     Though each choice and decision is mine                     I'm prodded by the spirit to go a certain way.

                    I have fallen, made mistakes at a cost                     But I realize they are lessons meant for me,                     By a loving God who holds my future                     And only good intentions planned for me.

                    So I face the challenge of each day                     Knowing the outcome is not in my hands alone,                     And I'll stay forever on this narrow road                     That will one day lead me home.