“My official conversation with God”

Poem of the Day, Sunday, November 24, 2024

Sunset at the west end of Center Street, Orem, Utah

“My official conversation with God”

I had my official conversation with God today,
He and me together, I kneeling by my bed,
head bowed, eyes closed,

and a heart full of love and trepidation,
and He somewhere listening in.
I needed to talk, needed to express

my thanks for all that He had done for me,
needed to pour out everything
bothering me for the past decades.

I had heard that all one had to do
is kneel, be humble, talk straight, and listen.
I figured I could do that.

For a brief moment, I just knelt there,
wondering how to begin.
Not knowing really how, I just began.

I thanked Him for my family,
the blessings of health,
asked Him for a better understanding

of who He was and whose I am.
I gave Him a mindful of concerns and questions.
Then, I stayed still, listening

with both my head and heart.
The answer was not a shout out.
It was a feeling, a seeping, an infusion,

of an overpowerful sense of love
and connectedness I thought
I had never felt before.

Yet, deep down, I had felt that before,
never understood its origin,
but today I did—

clearly, concisely, distinctly!
I knew I would be back again
in more official conversations with God!