Are You There, God?

Hello
God
Are you there?

I’m struggling here
And though I know
You’re with me
It’s hard to hear you

Sometimes
I echo him
That man

Crying out
To you
Eli eli sabacthani
Where are you?
Where have you gone
Am I truly alone
Have you forsaken me?

No, I am here
In your brokenness
Your woundedness
I call to you
Yet blinded by pain
You do not hear

Come away
To the desert
Where the lights of the city
Cannot glare
Blind you
Distract you
Deafen you

Come to the wilderness
Where silence has lease
Let my love cover you
Make you whole
Refresh you
For your journey
Is not complete
Yet your feet
Tire

Life
Has beaten you down
Battered you
Wounded your soul

Sit awhile with me
In silence
Let me love you
You are not abandoned
Forsaken

You are my child
I am your father
I love you