Father

I dreamt the Father held me

Until He had wiped away my last tear

and my sobbing subsided

as peace washed over me.  

All earthly expressions of father

have been flawed,

yet this picture in my mind

was more real somehow

than all I have witnessed on Earth.  

I live for the hope of that day.

Thank you for being patient with me,

for waiting for me to give you my heart,

for hemming me in

behind and before

and laying your hand upon me.  

Father, thank you for seeing in me,

more than I can see in myself.

Thank you for making up for

all of my failure by your mighty hand.

Father, thank you for doing battle

on my behalf.

Thanks that you rooting for me.  

That you shower me with more grace

and mercy

than I will ever deserve

and even know.  

Thank you for loving me

more than I understand 

the meaning of love. 

God thank you for sitting near me,

until I notice you are there

and then sharing your joy with me.

Thanks for helping me to cry

again and again

for the distance that separates us. 
And for the joy of sitting near you.  

Thanks for spanning the distance

of earth and Heaven to be with me.  

Thanks for words 

that usher me into your presence.  

I know the Holy of Holies 

is in this place

of worship and intimacy.

Father I love you.

Come soon, Lord Jesus. 

Save your chosen.

Come soon.

My hero, my Councilor,

my Father, and King.

c.Kim Damon 2010