Dear God

I feel it's time to hit my knees;
not a thought that fades with ease;
a feeling that I cannot shake;
a blessing, for granted, I will not take.

My Lord, you work in mysterious ways,
and I am not so easily swayed.
I've always felt your magical presence,
and always believed in the power of your essence.

While others may devote their life and ways;
let prescribed rules lead their days;
I have felt you within me,
and have known you'd help me
find the way someday,

and just when I was about to give up;
as I began to laugh at love;
as my tired soul grew bitter;
one star in your sky did glimmer.

Your awesome force
has filled my heart,
and I can feel all through me,
something start.

I kneel before you now,
and am in awe at how
you could give me a gift so great,
and a whole new view of fate.

I pray, in your eyes, I'll earn this blessing,
and that I've learned my last hard lesson.
While it doesn't seem enough to say 'thanks,'
I pray, Dear God, you'll grant me strength.

July 23, 1998