praise

[artwork from:
http://oxfordinklings.blogspot.com/2010/08/geste-of-beren
The Geste of Beren and Luthien]


reaching for the highest praise
i found that i could not ascend
to heights too tall for me
too free for me
too unlike me

but in that exercise of faith
i learned that i could
spend my heart's gratitude
in words of thanksgiving
and hope for those i love

reaching for the highest praise
i found that i could not be heard
when my heart's gratitude
was tangled with unforgiveness
tangled with worry
tangled with fear

but in that exercise of faith
i learned that His compassion
helps me to untangle
the knots of introspection
and still hope for those i love

reaching for the highest praise
i found that i could not express
what needed most expressing
in quiet
in humility
and in solitude....waiting

but in that exercise of faith
i learned that He is coming
worthy of my highest praise
receiving all my pain
rejoicing in my expression
and loving those i love