When I was young and filled with dreams
Of goals and sweet success,
I set my course and then my sights
On fame and happiness,
I knew with inner certainty
The inner things that I would do,
And so I strove, with God my guide,
To make my dreams come true.

With visions of accomplishments,
I failed, somehow, to see
That God, in time, had other plans
In mind, meant just for me.
So quietly and subtly,
As circumstances changed,
The dreams that I before held dear
Were gently rearranged.

For in His plan, God always knew
The path my life would take,
If I but listen to His voice
And needed changes make....
Now as I put all faith in Him
And pray "Thy will, not mine,"
My heart is blessed with love and grace,
My soul with peace divine.


Vi B. Chevalier