You do not travel
any journey
alone.
There is no time
when
I am not with you.
There is no time
when
I leave you
to fend for yourself.
Even when
it is very dark;
even when
you feel
lost;
abandoned,
I am there.
I go before you.
I go behind you.
I go beside you.
We cannot be separated.
I am with you
and
you are with Me.
Does this not
give you confidence?
Does this not
give you peace?
If it does not
then
it is because
you do not truly believe.
Be still awhile
and
dwell on these truths.
Let them
sink into your very being.
Let them
become part of you.
Then,
and only then
go forth;
go forward
from this place
with joy.
My beloved,
I want you
to know
this joy.
© 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.