If all we ever had was goodness,
Would we ever see it?
Would we praise Him for our blessings,
Or ask Him to reveal it?
No heartache or pain,
Or questions to be heard.
But also no value or meaning,
To the love we've incurred.
We would not even know Him.
Or begin to speak His name.
There would be no need for hope or friendship.
An unexplainable shame.
Thank you, God, for all the storms,
And valleys along the way.
Without them, there would be no You,
And I will forever be amazed.