Closer to God

I'm not as close to God when I'm alone,
as I am close to Him when I'm with you,
for with each other we are in His zone,
as we are all made in His image true.

"Whatever you do to each other here,"
Christ said to us, "You do it too to Me."
So what we do to anyone, it's clear,
we do to Christ, garbed in His mystery.

Because we're temples of the Holy Spirit,
I best should treat your body here with care,
I truly must respect it and revere it,
because God's Spirit's always living there.

O God, when we look in each other's eyes,
help us to clearly see You in disguise.

                       -- by Pete Voelz        7/09