Naked

Sometimes I run away from You,
Pretend that I can hold it altogether
for a while at least...
It's just that I'm afraid of confronting
it all again....

But You know that my running soon wears me down
Patiently You wait for me....
Until I fall before You in a fragile heap,
Stripped of my pride, my defences,
my feeble clutches and excuses...
I'm bare before you,
Naked.

In that surreal moment, I realize
You feel my every heart beat
You envelop me with Your presence
And quiet me in Your love.
In my vulnerability,
You are my covering.