To Hold and to Hear

Oh Lord, I want you to hold me, 

Hold me,and hear my pain.

I need to cry into Your bosom,

Until my heart can go out again.

It's so hard to hold it together,

So hard to hold it all in.

The pain is just below the surface,

And my skin is so very thin.

Oh , lift me onto Your knee,

You, who know me so well.

Hold me in Your arms of unending love,

Like a precious child who fell.

Let me hear Your heartbeat Father,

Your  love for a world that's lost.

Bless me, so I can bless others,

To hear them, and hold them fast.

Teach me, Oh Lord to listen,

Instead of always wanting to speak.

Not giving platitudes or wisdom,

Sometimes it's ok to be weak.

Father, help me to hold and to hear,

To hold space for others to share.

Give me the grace to listen,

To truly show others you care.

Oh Father, hold me close,

Until my heart is full.

Then with love, set me down again,

For I still have work to do.

Dawn Annette Montague

September 2022