I Saw God But Now What
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Poem written and submitted for Unseeking Seeker's "I Saw God But Now What" contest 4/13/2024
Line of inquiry: Yes, I affirm, I have seen God, but He appeared and then disappeared. This knowing that transcends mind, left me awed. But until what’s imbibed is assimilated, by fears I’m seared.”
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I saw you, God, or thought I did.
But then you disappeared.
I breathed in and I breathed out.
I peer through my fear and dark shadows
to the spot over Your head.
What was above You was Infinite and Divine.
BUT NOW WHAT?
Now ‘He so loved,’ I begin to understand.
Now, You're oxygen to me.
In the air, I know You're there
Beyond my fears and what I can see.
You see as I see, especially inside of me.
You quietly move as I move.
No "I" and no "God."
When I breathe, You breathe.
When I move, You move.
Together we dance.
In the silent grass,
in morning's colored light,
I hear Your eternal pulse beating.
I AM IN AWE.
Your heart touches mine,
like sun heats cold river stone,
warming me with agape love.
The veil falls away
showing me Your perfection.
My new eyes bow down.
I bow down before the
shrine of each moment You’ve given me,
for life is You singing to me.
All moments belong to You.
Everything is You.
No night and no day
only Your single breath,
and the eternal now.
NOW WHAT?
Now, I walk pinnately with faith,
through Your guiding light.
I close my eyes, smiling,
with faith and love in my heart, daily imbibing.
Copyright © Sara Etgen-Baker | Year Posted 2024
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