Thou, God, Seest Me
By Pastor Jack Hayford

I rose in the morning to pray one day,
In the bloom of the dawn I rejoiced
And my heart skipped lightly before my God
As His praises in song I voiced.
It was marvelous being caught up in arms
Which led my dancing soul.
While I thought I would burst for the joy I felt—
To sing, to play, at my Father’s throne,
That morning.

And there was a day that I rose to pray
And I wrestled my wandering mind.
“Is it sin or self or Satan, dear Lord,
That works this frustration; a kind
Of labyrinth of thought. I bump into walls
That stop my persistent pursuit.
I pressed. I reached out for You, Lord, and found
My hands full of nothing
That morning.”

And that birthed the morning I didn’t arise.
My body dictated the word
Which my mind confirmed, while my spirit squirm
For your beckoning voice it heard.
“Come, child. Come be with me.
Come now, watch pray.   
Can you not watch one hour with me?”
But me body said, “Rest.”
And me mind said, “Remember,
You’ll not get far when you’re like this,
This morning.”

“Now I’m here again, Lord. It’s another day,
And as sure as I am that you hear;
And as glad as I am to be with you, I’ll say
That my heart’s somehow tempted to fear.
I fear I’m a failure at prayer. And I fear
That my stumbling words will not count.
I fear that I’ll ne’er be consistent in prayer
Like the ones who on eagle-wings mount
Each morning.”

Then a voice speaks to me:
“Child of dust, I know you,
And it’s you I’ve invited to be
With me each day, at that time when you pray,
Whether dancing or weary, you see.
I have never required certain moods of you,
And so never require them of Me.
But I’ll meet you there
However you are
We will dance at times
When your spirit climbs—
Or ‘mid wandering thoughts,
I’ll forsake you not—
And when words are bare
I’ll still hear your prayer.
But keep coming, My child.
Good morning."

"Brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way, which He consecrated for us..." Hebrews 10:19-20

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