In the Glorious Stillness of Prayer

 

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