My Soul Will Rejoice

In the stillness of dawn,

before the world wakes,

I will sit with You, Lord.

We will sit in silence.

I will not have to say a word,

for You discern my thoughts from afar.*

We will sit and our knees

will brush up against each other,

and I will lean in and rest

my head on Your shoulder,

and I will breathe.

And after a moment, a minute,

an eternity (what is time when you

are with God) the sky will turn

and the deepest darkness

will begin to fade to gray.

The mockingbird will begin to sing.

The cardinal will call out for his mate.

A small tongue of fire, a pink flame

of light, will emerge on the horizon.

We will sit, Lord, and watch the sunrise.

And my heart will be glad,**

and my soul will rejoice.

Amen.

*Psalm 16:9

**Psalm 139:2