Take three minutes and read this poem, "So Far Away"

[Matthew SPAHN]

The Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and
forevermore...
~Psalm 121:8

The Lord seems far away at times, though I can't reason why
He was right here, just yesterday, as I was passing by
I told Him in the morning that my time was really tight
But promised I would talk with Him, sometime, perhaps that night
Yet as the shadows cast their gloom 'round evening colors deep
I barely whispered thanks to Him as I fell off to sleep.

The Lord seems far away at times, the reasons hard to say
He tried to reach me in my thoughts, but work pushed Him away
I promised Him at lunchtime I would read His Word and pray
Instead I worked right past my meal and through the rest of day
At dinnertime I bowed my head, to Him I gave a nod ---
And wondered, as I watched TV, where's time to spend with God?

If God seems far away at times, the reasons are all mine
He's always there to hear my prayers, yet He must wait in line
There's time each day to talk with Him, to read His Word and pray
When it seems God's not reachable, it's 'cause I walked away
He's never changed His whereabouts, His steadfastness He's proved
If God seems far away from me... it wasn't God who moved.



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