Always There

  Sometimes we, as children of God, go searching for him in all the wrong places. We long to see a glimpse of him, but where are we to find it? He seems so distant, but he is nearer than we realize.

Always There

~Lauren Elisabeth

I stretched my view to the horizon,

As far as my eye could see.

My gaze slid upward to the clouds,

But that was not far enough for me.

I wanted to see beyond the stars,

Past the universe so wide.

A glimpse of the King in his glory,

Is the view I was seeking that night.

As dusk quickly fell around me,

A cold despair settled in.

I had not seen his marvelous glory,

Or even a glimpse of him.

So consumed in my sadness,

I almost missed a small noise.

A whisper, so pure, so simple,

It was my sweet Maker's voice.

"Take up your Bible, my child.

Open it and read.

The beautiful words that are written there,

Is a letter to you from me.

In that letter you'll find me,

And we'll never be apart,

If you will take those precious words,

And hide them in your heart."

In times of joy and sadness,

Or when burdens get hard to bear,

I now search for Christ in my heart,

For I know he is always there.