He Guides Our Steps, Through All The Tangled Maze

The following poem is attributed to Nicholaus Ludwig Zinzendorf, the 18th century Moravian church leader and reformer. It captures well the ups and downs of life, the existential questions that emerge when we feel lost, and the great inner peace when we recognize God's leading:

He leads us on by paths we did not know; 
Upward He leads us, though our steps be slow, 
Though oft we faint and falter on the way, 
Though storms and darkness oft obscure the day; 
Yet when the clouds are gone, 
We know He leads us on. 

He leads us on through all the unquiet years; 
Past all our dreamland hopes, and doubts and fears, 
He guides our steps, through all the tangled maze 
Of losses, sorrows, and o’er clouded days; 
We know His will is done; 
And still He leads us on.