November 8, 2019

My Journey to God

Thank you for Being Here

I have been in a dark valley,
God knows where.
I met no man there.
I could hear the roar of the foe.
I had nowhere for solace to go.
And every once in a great while
Through the darkness
I saw a smile.
And now that time is over
And I come into the light
And I see you here in all your might,
Here, inside a man,
I now understand your plan:
Here, in the person sitting next to me,
And in every tree.
Here, everywhere—
I thank you for being there.
Here, very near—
I thank you for being here.

By Thomas Lamb
 

(Thomas Lamb resides at the Little Sisters of the Poor’s St. Augustine Home in Indianapolis. He wrote the poem 55 years ago.)

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