Finding God

A JourneyBy

Broaddus Shamblin

I tried to exist with God in eternity,

But I could not live long enough to find him.

I tried to run with God this millennium,

But my legs grew too weary to walk with him.

I tried to sense God in this century,

But my skin was too numb to feel

Him.

I tried to embrace God in this

century,

But my arms were too

reach around Him.

I tried to listen for God in this year,

But my ears were too deaf to hear Him.

I tried to hold God this month,

But my hands were too frozen to touch

Him.

I tried to converse with God this week,

But my mouth was too quiet to speak

with Him.

I tried to read the Word of God this

day,

But my mind was too slow

to understand Him.

I tried to contact God in this hour,

But my body was too short to reach Him.

I tried

to drink the

shed blood

of God this

minute,

But my tongue could not

taste his

bitter wine.

I tried to eat the broken body of God this second,

But my throat could not swallow unleavened bread.

I tried to breathe with God in this

moment,

And thereI found

His Spirit.