Randy Hilton

God in unexpected places

He waits where no one’s looking,

in alley shadows and hospital halls,

in cracked sidewalks where prayers

fall without polished words.

His power hums in quiet corners,

not always thunder, not always flame,

but the strength to endure one more step,

the grace that shows up unannounced.

He speaks through strangers’ kindness,

through mercy disguised as interruption,

through doors that close just in time

to save us from ourselves.

In the wilderness of doubt and dust,

His presence becomes a pillar,

not removing the desert,

but walking faithfully within it.

So look again at ordinary ground:

burning bushes wear common leaves.

God still chooses unlikely places

to remind us He is near.

fellowship strengthens the journey

No road is truly lonely

when voices rise beside it,

when footsteps fall in rhythm

and burdens learn to lighten.

A shared flame warms the night,

small sparks becoming fire,

hope spoken into silence,

faith steadied by another’s hand.

When one stumbles, many pause;

when one doubts, others remind

that the path was never meant

for a single pair of shoulders.

Laughter bridges the miles,

tears soften the hardest stones,

and courage grows in company

like roots entwined beneath the soil.

Together, we walk farther,

not because the way is easy,

but because fellowship teaches us

we were always meant to arrive as one.

Peace in Uncertainty 

The sky forgets its promises,

clouds rewriting what we knew,

and still the heart learns quiet,

a pause between each breath.

Not knowing becomes a river,

cool against anxious feet,

teaching trust through movement

instead of solid ground.

Peace does not ask for answers,

nor demand tomorrow’s map;

it settles softly in the present,

where fear loosens its grip.

In the trembling space of maybe,

hope hums low and steady,

a gentle assurance whispering:

this moment is enough.

So we stand within the unknown,

hands open, spirit still,

and find that peace was never certainty,

but courage wrapped in calm.