Can we accept the unexplained, the loss,
The crushing agony, and hold us still.
And nowhere is that clearer vision given
Which pierces a bewildering providence,
And opens windows upon highest heaven,
But where we see Suffering Omnipotence.
Mountain Breezes: The Collected Poems of Amy Carmichael (ed. CLC Publications, 1999) - ISBN: 9781619580985