Is this where I find God?

Humanity is crying for comfort,
as the energy around us accelerates
and our internal systems speed up
to match the pace, beat for beat.
And we cry, "Is this where I find God?"

One by one, the fears surface to be healed,
and we seek comfort...
in food...in shopping..smoking...
in any action that temporarily calms the fear.
And still we cry out, "Is this where I find God?"

And in the seeking we cry, again and again,
and we shop more, eat more, watch t.v. more,
search for God in books and bucks,
until numbness sets in...oblivion!
And we continue to ask, "Is this where I find God?"

And then, the longing begins in earnest...
and our seeking takes on a different essence,
as we connect with loved ones, with nature,
with all living things, who also are asking,
"Is this where I find God?"

And, one day, the seeking intensifies,
as we get quiet and listen,
and a glimmer of understanding occurs,
as we go within, instead of out...
In our seeking for God!

And the wailing, the keening for God is poignant,
heart-opening, exquisite as we come to understand,
The intensity of the God within us...
And in gratitude, cry out, "God, I have found You!
Deep within my heart, God; this is where I find You!"

Art by Lynne~Rainbow Dancer
May 19, 2005

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