Same God Opposite

God’s voice is thunder and a whispering breeze,
He’s loud to say we can’t escape Him here,
but we must listen, busy or at ease,
to understand His quiet message clear.

God hurts sometimes, but with a loving pain,
He pushes, pulls us, yanks us, gives a shove,
with suffering He tests us to our gain,
for even when He hurts us, He is love.

God’s far away, but asks if He can dwell
inside of us as deep as deep can be,
He offers us a heaven or a hell,
we choose from here to His eternity.

In voice, in hurt, inside us, near or far,
O God of love, it’s always Love You are.

                  -- by Pete Voelz       10/22/12