Prayer:

Silently, alone, I sit, I kneel, I pray,

Waiting, watching, listening, hoping;

But you do not come in these prayers,

For I am still all alone in the silence, listening

So why do I pray in the silence alone?

Is it only hope that keeps me here, waiting?

So I stop hoping, watching, listening,

My waiting is over, my heart too heavy, my hope all gone

But then my God, my Saviour, my Lord,

It is then you come;

Your very Spirit fills my every sense,

Your silence fills me ears like a choral hymn

My waiting is done, my prayer fulfilled,

My hope satisfied

Till next time, my Lord, my God, my Love,

Till then, forgive my frailty that keeps me silent, alone,

Waiting, watching, listening, hoping

Amen       
(Chad)