God's For Me First

O God of sun and stars, You’re never there,
Your heart of love does not beat far away,
for giant galaxies You little care,
as You have said, they’ll all be gone some day.

Instead of stars, You care for sinful me,
I am worth more than any galaxy,
the spiritual world’s more real than what I see,
with You my soul will live eternally.

Like Your mind, mine should aim itself to stay
fixed on You and the heavenly goal we share,
attentive to the eternal words You say
that join my own soul’s precious part in prayer.

Just as You, Lord, love me much more than space,
may I tend to Your great celestial grace.

                          -- by Pete Voelz       11/30/12