Sunday, April 26, 2020

Hear Me Quickly, Lord

by Ted Loder

Hear me quickly, Lord,
for my mind soon wanders to other things
     I am more familiar with
          and more concerned about
               than I am with you.
O Timeless God, for whom I do not have time,
catch me with a sudden stab of beauty
     or pain
          or regret
that will catch me up short for a moment
to look hard enough at myself—
     the unutterable terror
          and hope within me
and, so, to be caught by you.

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