You Knocked, I Answered.
Who knocks? Who answers?
Who knocked upon whose door?
You stand at my threshold, Lord, and I upon yours.
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Shield my eyes from the gloom of yesterday, and from the glare of tomorrow.
You glow here, now, and my limbs warm.
Embrace me from the cold.
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Today I will walk the same track as yesterday, with the same chores.
All the joy of a simple life, renewed each day.
Let me make ready for this journey, as you make ready the day for me.
You knocked, I answered. I knock, you answer.
Let me draw yet more near to you.
– from the mountain
Consider:
What door do I need to open today?
Words to Carry
“When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about.” — Rumi
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“And the night shall be filled with music, / And the cares that infest the day / Shall fold their tents like the Arabs, / And as silently steal away.” — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Day Is Done (1844)
Scripture
“I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me.” — Psalm 40:1
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“Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while.” — Mark 6:31
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