All I desire is to spend time with You
Yet day after day,
I have to spend time with others, too.
I must fill my mind with worldly endeavors–
the ordinary,
the mundane,
earthly wisdom and knowledge.
Yet, I want to fill it with Your Words
Not others.
I am in the world,
Not of it.
I must partake of some,
Not all.
But my desire, O God,
is for You,
and You alone.
I want to live in Your house,
Forever.
I want to be in Your Presence,
Day after day.
This is my conflict.
You have called me to be in Your Presence,
To be salt and light–
A beacon of truth in the night,
To the souls who are watching–
The ones you love,
But who are lost to You.
Help me, O God,
To reconcile this conflict.
To walk in the spirit
And fulfill my calling,
To pursue knowledge,
And to pursue You.
Don’t let me forget You,
Or what You have done.
But help me to live supernaturally
In a natural world.
And to be in the world,
Not of it.
(c) shari mcgriff 2007
