by
Margaret Rumsey,OSF
You are Presence, God,
presence in absence
presence in darkness,
and in searching for your presence
I find you in myriads of ways.
presence in absence
presence in darkness,
and in searching for your presence
I find you in myriads of ways.
You are Challenge,God,
you challenge my faith
you challenge my hope
and in meeting your challenge
I find a new depth of living.
you challenge my faith
you challenge my hope
and in meeting your challenge
I find a new depth of living.
You are Supreme Wrestler, God,
you allow my participation but
you are the stronger, the bestor
and I limp away
knowing I have met God.
you allow my participation but
you are the stronger, the bestor
and I limp away
knowing I have met God.
You are Master of Tides, God,
turning back the tide of doubt
releasing the tide of reassurance
and I sense a new
surge of energy in my life.
turning back the tide of doubt
releasing the tide of reassurance
and I sense a new
surge of energy in my life.
You are Forgiver, God,
fostering my forgiveness of self
cleansing my soul with your own forgiveness
and I come away
graced and lightened.
fostering my forgiveness of self
cleansing my soul with your own forgiveness
and I come away
graced and lightened.
You are Father, God,
filling the void of childhood
fathering the adult still child
and I come away
newly parented.
filling the void of childhood
fathering the adult still child
and I come away
newly parented.
You are Mother, God,
ever warm
ever enfolding
and I nestle at your breast
and am nurtured.
ever warm
ever enfolding
and I nestle at your breast
and am nurtured.
You are Wonder-worker, God,
doing magic in my soul
putting me under the "spell" of your love
and I know I have been
touched and changed..
