May 2, 2025

My Journey to God

In the Middle of the Night

Thinking of you in the middle of the night,
Watching shadows race in the soft moonlight.
Yearning upward, toward heaven I gaze,
And I’m filled with joy, peace and praise.
The grandeur and majesty of all that I see
Is only a speck in God’s infinity.
So small and insignificant I feel,
And yet I exist; I know I am real;
Just a dot in the midst of infinity,
A blink in the midst of eternity.
The miracle that I exist at all
Pales when I realize that you know all
The darkness and bleakness in my soul
Yet you deigned to incarnate and console
We specks and dots that blink and then go.
How unworthy am I of all that you give,
How grateful am I for this chance to live,
To grow closer to you and to understand
The purpose of this creature that we call man.

By M. Lynell Chamberlain
 

(M. Lynell Chamberlain is a member of St. John Paul II Parish in Sellersburg.) †

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