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…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,
and we connect with loved ones, with nature,
with all living things, who are also 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!”
Lynne Newman
May 19, 2005
