Book God

I pick up God, Who lies near like a book,
I open up His ways like turning pages,
I hurry up with one brief prayer and look,
then close Him up again, this Rock of Ages.

God's handy like a dictionary list
of words that give reply to any need,
defining well whatever may exist,
providing providence for us to read.

God's doodles shine like nothing we could write,
yet they are often less than our demands,
despite the studying with all our might,
more's always left that no one understands.

I should have recourse to this volume more,
to figure out what everything is for.

                               -- by Pete Voelz       9/04