February 11, '10

"i sought you" i said to god one moonless mid-winter night. "did you feel the longing of my soul?"

"no" was all god said.

"my heart longs for you" i anguished out from the depths of pain. "do you hear the lament of my soul?"

"no" was all god said.

"i will need you, lord" i whispered, spent and broken from my bed. "do you see this wretch worth nothing kneeling low with bent head?"

"ah," god sighed, "at last. now i can lift you gently from despair where your heart will sing and your soul find rest."