My Journey to God

Journey

You set us on this journey,
a gift that unfolds,
so many varied ways we’ll move
along life’s road.

Walk. Weave. Waiver.
Shuffle. Stumble. Stomp.
Stroll. Stop. Skip along.
Gallup. Jump. Hop.

Frolic. Prance. Dance.
March. Tip-toe by.
Sprint. Break into a run.
Just plain fly.

Maybe creep.
Maybe crawl.
I think we’ll leap
most of all.

That “leap of faith”
we’re asked to make,
not just once but many
leaps to take.

Leaps that show
our faith in You.
Total trust, total surrender,
Total love—all true.

You are within, before, behind.
There’s nothing to fear.
You are above, beneath, beside.
You are already there.

So give us courage, Lord,
for it’s in that final leap
that the real journey begins,
for it’s in Your arms we’ll be.

By Cathy Dearing

(Cathy Dearing is a member of St. Barnabas Parish in Indianapolis.) †