A Graduation Poem

In just a few short days I will be graduating, and decided to write a poem. See, people ask all the time about how excited I am, what my plans are, etc. But this is one of those times when I don't know what to expect...it may be liberating to graduate but it may also be a leap out of my comfort zone, and all I have ever known. I will be going to university more than a thousand kilometres away from home and my emotions flip-flop from being excited to live on my own and make my own decisions to anxiety about not having friends and family (who have given my so much encouragement and support) close by. Recently my Admissions Counsellor sent me an encouraging e-mail...and I was reminded of  Joshua when he was called to go far away...(see verses after poem)...

At Any rate....here is the poem I wrote :)

The end, marked by a date...
many people cannot wait,
I know not yet what to think
of the past that flew by in a wink
of the future that eagerly awaits
or the master plan that God holds safe.

Someday I can look back
and remember with a laugh
the many trials I thought mattered
that now have faded and shown
that God knows what is best
and His plan always has success

For now I am uncertain
of what lies behind the curtain
of the future; but I have faith
that God will be there always
no matter where I go

Joshua 1:7-9
 ⁷ "Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. ⁸ Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. ⁹ Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.”