Heartfelt Touch

As You reach out, O God, and touch my heart,
so You want me to touch the ones who cry
to help me see, though we may live apart,
still there but for the grace of God go I.

How can I tell if my touched heart is true?
Perhaps to do Augustine’s strategy--
to “pray as if it all depends on You,
but work as if it all depends on me.”

You once ascended bodily above,
and left us here to be Your hands and feet,
so we with whom You share Your infinite love,
can share it too with everyone we meet.

I trust, O Lord, You’re asking not too much
for me to pass along Your heartfelt touch.

                 -- by Pete Voelz       4/25/13