Swallow Me Up

Abba,

I long to abide in you

To dwell with you

To rest in you

But for some reason I can’t;

My mind wanders

My spirit is restless

My choices are divergent

My schedule unrelenting

Abba,

Sorrow and sadness cling to me

My soul is tired

I wonder if I’ve lost the story

But you remind me;

To be lost is to be found

To be known is to be loved

To wrestle with doubt is to find faith

To shed tears is to realize intimacy

Abba,

Pierce through my darkness so that I may see you

Forgive me

Re-align me

But most of all, don’t leave me;

You are all that is good

You are all that is true

You are all that I need

You are beauty painted with ash

Swallow me up in the ocean that is You.