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Contentment is Found in You

A Poem of Praise

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Contentment is Found in You
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Contentedness.

I am content here, outside, as day flows into night

Yes, I am content

I look around and I see Your grace

Your all-consuming Presence surrounds me

Your peace fills me like never before


It is unique to be in this state of tranquility

No striving, no pressing thoughts, no lessons to teach or things to do…

I am simply here in this moment

I am here, with You

Here I am with the Great I Am

And here He is with me


Your goodness astonishes me, I gaze upon Your work

The fluff of a dandelion floats by, the breeze tousles my hair

Here is my place of contentedness

The trees quiver, the leaves shake

They whisper Your attributes to me

Here is my sacred place, it is here I worship thee


The radiance of this day fades quietly to deep orange

Shadows now stretch across the land

In the beauty of a day now done

I see Your glorious hand

Your crown of jewels are the stars in the sky

Your robe a royal sunset


Here is my place of worship, here I will raise my hands

Though the leaves fall around me

My eyes are lifted to You

For You are sustainer of all

It is You who holds the world together

And it is You who holds my heart

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