The Echo of God

Photo by AMagill

Lord, I need to know Your will.

I pray,
But hear nothing,
Not even a rustle as you pass by.

Perhaps I am so busy babbling

That I am not aware of your presence.

I will wait for your answer
To my prayers,
To my entreaties.
I will seek to be still and listen
For you.

Will you reply in a great wind,
Or through the trembling of the earth,
Or in words of fire,

Or in whispers of smoke?
No.
You have already answered 

Through the actions of those around me,

Through a chance encounter with a stranger.

O God,

O Creator, Comforter, and Word,
Make me an answer to another's prayer.

Make me an echo of your unrelenting love.

Listening for God

Lord, I need to know Your will.

I pray,
But do not hear the echoes of Your voice.

Perhaps I am so busy babbling

That I am not aware of Your presence.

I will try to listen for Your answer
To my prayers,
To my entreaties.
I will seek to be still and hear.

I know that Your answer may not come in a great wind,
Nor through the trembling of the earth,
Nor in words of fire,

Nor even in whispers of smoke,

But through the actions of those around me,

Or a chance encounter with a stranger.

O God, Creator, Comforter, and Word,
Make me aware that You answered.

Photo by James Cridland