Times of Aridity

I cannot feel You so strongly now, but I know You are there. Thank you for holding me in such a state of grace for as long as You have. Even if I feel alone right now I will not be frightened. I will not forget my path. I will not turn away from You. I will never stop loving You.

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I love You for this. I am confused by this. Thank you for imbibing me with the patience to continue to love when the feeling is lost but not lost. 

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I am grateful. I do not expect anything. I rejoice when I am blessed with Your presence. I know I will not be left to fall behind.

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All is quiet now… I miss You, but I will wait. I am not alone after all. You have given me one of Your own to comfort and guide me. Sometimes it is enough just to be in his company. Sleeping closely, soundly, effortlessly.

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Lord forgive me. Understand. I am only human, and my failings are great. I will always fail without you.

I remember. I don’t want to have to go through it again. Please fill my heart with the knowledge of You. Fill my life with Your grace.

Lead me. I keep falling down. Please give me strength, or at least the courage to know my own weakness, so that I may turn it over to you.

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Lord forgive me. Understand. I am only human, and my failings are great. I will always fail without you.

I remember. I don’t want to have to go through it again.

Please fill my heart with the knowledge of You. Fill my life with Your grace.

Lead me. I keep falling down. Please give me strength, or at least the courage to know my own weakness, so that I may turn it over to you.