Why does prayer live now
When once it didn't flow?
What have I learned now
That then I did not know?
It's not divine pressure;
He just watches and waits
Till I learn that there's treasure-
A reward in that place;
And the prayer that failed,
When I made it a rule,
Has now been revealed
As a beautiful jewel.
So, when I go in
To spend time with my God
I don't come to impress him;
I come to be loved.
I welcome this rest
But it isn't the end;
I've mounted a crest,
But there's new peaks ahead.
There's further to go
On this journey of prayer.
So much I don't know -
Even stages I fear.
It's not God who holds back;
He's waiting for me
There's so much that I lack -
I won't fully be free
Until I move forward
And fully embrace
The calling of God
To the holiest place.
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