Always Before Me

You are always before me,

reminding me of Your love.

“Look! See! Feel! Taste!” You say.

Goodness abounds;

Your grace is always more.

My heart is ever laid out before You;

nothing is hidden from Your sight.

You know my thoughts,

the way they spin,

stuck in my head.

But You are stronger than my fears,

gentler than the way I punish myself

for my sins.

You are writing in the sand,

You are not condemning me.

My thoughts and heart are

bare before You;

You cradle both close to Your chest,

invite me to believe You see

and know; Your love

always greater, stronger

than what I could hope.

You astonish in how You care and see.