Great Plans

O God, I know You have great plans for me,
You have called me--they taught me in my youth--
to touch with You today each one I see,
to spread Your news and always tell the truth.

To follow in Your footsteps all the way,
to see You in each person that I meet,
to know You, love You, serve You, praise You, pray,
to feed the hungry and to wash their feet.

To rue my sins and give the poor their due,
to give You children, be a journalist,
to show my faith in public witness true,
to eat and drink You in Your Eucharist.

Before my birth through all eternity,
O timeless God, You’ve had great plans for me.

                    by Pete Voelz     6/04