A Place for Him

"Sometimes, O God,

my thirst for you is pushed aside,

ignored,

or simply quenched by something other--

something reasonable,

something more popular--

than you.

But you never go away,

never stop,

never leave the depths of me.

Like an underground spring,

you are fresh and free,

breaking through.

Help me prepare a place for you

in the caverns of my soul.

Amen."

--Pamela Hawkins

"The Awkward Season:  Prayers for Lent"

I do this far too often

push aside my thirst within

Even now

I sense the pull 

to try to escape the emptiness

close out the questions

ignore the confusion I feel

I love that He never leaves me

never

leaves

me

This place within

that I long to fill

with something

to relieve 

the emptiness--

this cavern--

It's open for His touch

His words

His

quiet whisper

A place for Him