the Lord works in mysterious ways

A form of God works in mysterious ways — Expressing confidence that a conundrum has a solution despite it not being apparent.

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Meanings

proverb
  1. alternativeAlternative form of God works in mysterious ways.

    I was just saying to Lina here, ain't it something," she said. "You join a committee against mugging, and the same night you get mugged! Well, the Lord works in mysterious ways, like my friend Fran used to say. Now Lina here, she could use a committee too, couldn't you honey?"

    1980 December 27, Andrea Loewenstein, “Voices in the Night”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 23, page 12
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APA

the Lord works in mysterious ways. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20Lord%20works%20in%20mysterious%20ways

MLA

“the Lord works in mysterious ways.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20Lord%20works%20in%20mysterious%20ways. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “the Lord works in mysterious ways,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20Lord%20works%20in%20mysterious%20ways.

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