God thinking LXXXVII - Face To Face - 1

God Thinking LXXXVII

To see His face, I thought today

Take from my eyes this earthly veil

That I could enter in Your presence

And live to see and story tell

A lesson I expected not

Blinded by the chance to tell

My ego was not checked before

I entered in behind the veil

I trod on the ground of God

As if God owed me some quick look

Upon His face, then I could tell

Or maybe write a book

I reached out to touch God’s hand

And look upon His face

Instead, a mirror did appear

And in it was my face

I saw who I really was

Standing, as if I were bare

Instead of seeing God face to face

God had me, meet me there

What I had come to see with eyes

God called upon my faith to see

I came to see God face to face

He showed me mercy, first

I said, Oh Lord, my God

How can I, now, come closer still

After I have foolishly

Presumed upon Your will

Deep calls to deep, and you shall see

What comes from above

Come closer still, abide in Me

And you will see My love

Again I stand in awe of Him

Who holds the whole world in His hands

Who declares His mercy and His love

To me, a simple man

Without a word I stand in silence

So great a gift I cannot bear

That God would share His mercy and love

With me, to humbly share

Again, God said, come closer still

And I stretched my faith as far

As I could see inside the veil

Bright shining as a star

What I had tried to do was wrong

These three times, sought I His face

But God, not willing that I should leave undone

Revealed to me, His grace

Ne’er again shall I presume

To see God face to face

Now, I go to God to see 

His mercy, love and grace 

Excerpt from God thinking LXXXVII - Face To Face by Keith C. Powell Copyright 2015