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the deep

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and God

I know you’re here

you’re always here

thank goodness

in

the quiet

and noise

sometimes the shame

or simply the embarrassment

in doubt

in pride

in vanity

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I learned

no height

or pit

no place

either

where you are

are not

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you’ll find me

where I am

and as I am

not so much

because of me

but because

of who you are

the spirit

and the way

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life

direction

comfort in the cold

shade in heat

clearness

when in doubt

identity

when everything

inside is lost

and no one knows

the goodness

in creation

or the facts

of the next day

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you are there

you are here

we have a chance

and better

roll the dice

palm the token

‘round the neck

or in the pocket

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they are not needed

but we like

our things

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comfort in the cold

shade when it is hot

water

when it’s necessary

and all the rest

while

we are here

in dreams

or vanity of waking

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no height

or depth

so far

we do not know you

or you don’t reach

to take us

anyway

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“There is no pit so deep God’s love is not deeper still.“

Betsie ten Boom to Corrie

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