Elusive God

O God, how can I catch One so elusive?
I cannot see You, but I’m sure You're there.
How can One hard to find be so intrusive?
When least I look, You catch me unaware.

If I reach out, You fade away like fog,
yet when I flee You, there's no place to hide,
sometimes we meet like falling off a log,
and other times I empty feel inside.

Yet I admit You're never out of touch,
You closer come when I begin to pray,
I feel Your strength especially in the clutch,
You comfort me when I ask You to stay.

That's why, O Lord, You see I can't resist
Your closeness in Your daily Eucharist.

                              -- by Pete Voelz      4/09