I Bow: A Prayer in 3 Stanzas

O Triune God, audience of One,

I bow my heart before you, gently,

humbly, as when a ballerina,

at the end of her routine

elegantly acknowledges her audience.

O Triune God, audience of One,

I bow my entire self before you

in excitement, as when a cast,

just after the curtains close

brimming with gratitude and

adrenaline, acknowledges her audience.

O Triune God, audience of One,

I bow my past, present, and future before,

Eagerly, as when the High Priest,

on the highest and holiest of days,

full of awe and admiration for the sacred,

perceptively seeks you with life on the line.