Within Your Presence
An offer of prayer
A sense of a space
Of being appears
Warm is the comfort
Of love that is shown
This place of finding
Where I’m fully known
In freedoms’ surrender
Deep is the longing
The gift of this dwelling
The sense of belonging
As I go on the way
Be of this embrace
A view of remaining
To be of this place
A place of beauty
Of vision foretells
One of the drawing
The morning mist dwells
A place in the heart
Of deep longing swells
A needing of love
Where emptiness dwells
A place of heaven
Where earth parallels
In Presence of here
Where the good Lord dwells
A place of being
Of our inner cell
A prayer of connection
Let the Spirit now dwell
Into our loving place
Through a being prayer
Resting in true comfort
Finding our home here
Easy be this dwelling
Where Your truth be known
That we are Your beloved
Where only grace is shown
Focus of true treasure
One of charity
Compassion for each other
Peace and unity
A prayer of desire
May Gods’ will be done
That every soul come gather
Into this place as One
Desire of heart
Petition to share
Appealing to Spirit
Of prayer to prepare
Clean off the deck
Thought from the mind
In my offering
Just emptiness, find
Encounter of Presence
Of true binding be
In clarities view
Just You and me
For found in this void
One gift to bestow
Soul of rejoicing
Of Your love to know
In this noisy world
So hard to find a space
Take some time today
Find your quiet place
In this stress filled world
Such challenges we face
Time to refresh the soul
Find your resting place
In this selfish world
A culture we embrace
Let’s turn our way above
Find your prayerful place
In, not of this world
Receiving of Your grace
Anywhere we be
In You I find my place
He sits in the back
Head bowed in prayer
Warming the heart
Attention drawn here
A man of no home
Is drawn to this place
Jesus is here
A blessing of grace
Decision before me
What will I do?
Uncomfortable feeling
Encounter pursue
Just want to fix him
Its bigger than me
A word and a coin
For this days journey
A whispers response
A simple “thank you”
Of humbleness deep
Here changes my view
You are always seeking
At our door to enter
Let You flow within
Dwelling at the center
Silence of embracing
Peace here permeates
Comfort of surrounding
Love to procreate
In our deepest valleys
Light for which to yearn
You are always waiting
For me to return
My soul has come to realize
Through moments of Your grace
Dwelling in Your Presence
You are my happy place
Praying in our place
One of unknown known
Binding intimate
Unseen here is shown
Drifting into being
One of no control
Exercise of inner
Growing of the soul
Language of no tongue
Word is spoken clear
Wisdom of consuming
Heaven to appear
Place of finding place
A greater story told
Gift to carry forth
Of your way to unfold
You’re my place of comfort
Where we can truly be
Embrace in love secure
Flowing over me
One of heavens tasting
Silent peace surrounds
Nourishment for soul
As Spirit here abounds
A drawing of the greater
Deeper drifting still
Promise of the knowing
That You will fulfill
Desire of the staying
Leave the world behind
Return to path of walking
At end this place we’ll find
Goal of hearts desire
Where you can fully be
Come now my beloved
Find your place of beauty
Be it in a sunrise
Of mountains majesty
A path within the woods
Or gaze upon the sea
Perhaps the work of hands
Garden which to tend
Food of the preparing
Coffee with a friend
Wherever joy is found
Where you are fully you
Let the Spirit shine
And let His love flow through
DarylMadden 