In the glorious stillness of your up-close presence,
Lord, I can
see!
It’s a view beyond my own limitations
to the possibilities we dream together.
Lord, I can hear!
It’s the voice of your encouragement
talking over the voice of my weariness.
Lord, I can
touch!
I feel the tactile reality of our daily friendship
and the depth of its warmth and strength.
Lord, I can
smell!
It’s the surrounding breath of your goodness
and it clearly gives you away.
Lord, I can
taste!
It’s the rich sweetness of your graceful truth
as it permeates my ready heart.
In the glorious stillness of your up-close presence,
Lord, it seems, even as I rest before you,
I rise!
P. Davis
It’s a view beyond my own limitations
to the possibilities we dream together.
Lord, I can hear!
It’s the voice of your encouragement
talking over the voice of my weariness.
I feel the tactile reality of our daily friendship
and the depth of its warmth and strength.
It’s the surrounding breath of your goodness
and it clearly gives you away.
It’s the rich sweetness of your graceful truth
as it permeates my ready heart.
Lord, it seems, even as I rest before you,
I rise!