God's Dawning

There is a difference when I dwell on me
then turn, O God, to thinking about You,
a flash of light in changing I to we,
as I recall in awe what all You do.

The difference is from being all alone
to taking needs to One Who's glad to share
and ease the anxious burdens that I own,
so I gain some relief from them in prayer.

A world awash in worries melts away,
to help all my anxieties to cease,
I sense I'm lifted up above the fray,
for You replace my problems with Your peace.

O God, how can I any longer fear,
as now I feel Your presence real and near?

                          -- by Pete Voelz          1/07