and God said ..

i cried out to You ..

with a loud voice i cried out
a voice only You could hear

I cried out to the Lord

my soul repeated the refrain
listened
   again
for answers

..

do You not hear me ?
will You not answer ?


Soul frantically waves his arms
   very like a Drowner ..
" HERE !   over here ! "

night upon lengthening night Soul clocks in
uniformed in his '?'-adorned blackness
untiring Watchman
relentless Crier
..

looking for You
   as my shadow lengthens
..

i cried out to the Lord ..
   to Whomelse would i cry ?

the Lord has been my Tether in the storms
my Recourse in my stumble
the Reminder of my Soul
   .. " i am with you .. always "
..

and the Lord heard my cries !

the Lord heard me !
 
   and said ..
..

praises to the Lord
blessing to the Name of the Lord
i lift up the Name
I lift it up
   even as i cry out
      " blessed be Your Name
         my God "

God answered me
spoke my name
   to me
stilled the hunger-cries of my Soul
..

i was lost
forsaken in my own eyes
desperate for God
adrift

and i cried out to the God Who Is There
   .. somewhere
and God heard my cry
and God finally answered me

i have heard the voice of God
   once more
the Lord heard me

   and God said ..
..
.