The Watcher

I sleep, and God, Who does not sleep, sees me,
I’m still, but God, awake, still hears me breathe,
I helpless lie, as God guards tenderly,
I’m all alone with One Who’ll never leave.
Though dark, the saints I call light up my mind,
though quiet, they listen to my voice in prayer,
eyes closed, I am still anything but blind,
by faith, I see God’s angels join us there.
God never is alone in watching us,
He brings a multitude community,
we fools expect God is some blunderbuss,
but He’s a breeze of whispering Trinity.
Our watching God, Who shakes the universe,
is quiet, patient, bountiful and terse.

                         -- by Pete Voelz       3/09