You do not need
to cling on to Me
so tightly
as if your life depended on it.
It is not you
who holds on to Me,
but rather
I hold you.
My grip
is so firm,
so strong,
yet so gentle
that sometimes
you may not even
be aware of it.
Like an earthly parent
holds a child
and that child
has no fear of falling,
so
I hold you,
My child,
My precious child.
Have confidence
in Me.
Learn to trust Me
more
so you can live
as I wish for you to live.
My Son came
to bring you life,
life in all its fullness.
I want you to know
this life.
My child,
trust Me.
I hold you
in the palm of My hand
and
I will never let you go.
c Kathleen Wilks
About the author
Kathleen Wilks
I have been writing poems for a number of years now and many of them have been used as prayers in church services.
Recently I have started to write meditations. These are based on people in the Bible who met with Jesus.
Other meditations are to be read on a more personal level as God speaks to us, collectively or as individuals where we are now.
The meditations can be used in services, in study groups or in private.
I live in York, England, and worship at Holy Trinity Church, Heworth, and St Olave's Church in York.
I work as Property Manager for the Diocese of York in the Church of England.