Sometimes Miracles Hide

By Bruce Carroll

They were so excited
It was coming to be
Two people so in love
Now soon there would be three
For many years they’d planned it
Now it would soon be true
She was picking out the pink clothes
He was looking at the blue

The call came unexpected
The doctor had bad news
Some tests came back and things weren’t right
He said, “You’re gonna have to choose
I’ll wait a week for your decision”
Then the words cut like a knife
“I’m sure everyone will understand
If you want to end its life”

Though they were badly shaken
They just had no choice
‘Cause they knew God creates no accidents
And they were sure they heard His voice, saying,

Sometimes miracles hide
And God will wrap some blessings in disguise
You may have to wait this lifetime
To see the reasons with your eyes
‘Cause sometimes miracles hide

It seemed before they knew it
The appointed day arrived
With eager apprehension
They could barely hold inside
The first time they laid eyes on her
Confirmed the doctor’s fears
But they held on to God’s promises
‘Cause they were sure they both could hear

That sometimes miracles hide
And God will wrap some blessings in disguise
You may have to wait this lifetime
To see the reasons with your eyes
‘Cause sometimes miracles hide

Though she was not like the other girls
They thought she was the best
And through all the years of struggle
Neither whispered one regret
On the day that she started school
And took her first bus ride
They remembered the words that God had spoken
And they both broke down and cried

You see to them it did not matter
Why some things in life take place
‘Cause they just knew the joy they felt
When they look into her face

They learned sometimes miracles hide
They said, “God has wrapped our blessing in disguise
We may have to wait this lifetime to see the reasons with our eyes
But we know sometimes miracles hide
“We’ve learned sometimes miracles hide”

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