Found By You: A Prayer of Longing

How good it is, God, to be found by you.
At this point, I have walked
more years with an awareness of you
than without. Amen!
I have walked in:
Wildernesses. Valleys. Deserts. Hallways.
On: Peaks. Trails. Lonely roads.
Even so, you are he who still
fills my heart with hope,
he who undermines my decay,
and commits to my growth.
When I’ve failed, you’ve not gone.
In my unsurety you have remained.
From my heart, Spirit,
you still birth a perfect prayer
and I race to get my grimy fingers on it,
my fingerprints and spots all over it,
only to give it back to you
now imperfect but
an offering nonetheless.
A broken hallelujah that reminds me
How good it is, God, to be found by you.