Your faithfulness outlasts the length of night
and outreaches the horizon’s span.
I cannot see the extent of it
yet I walk always within it,
unable to traverse beyond its bounds.
Let my dry tongue loosen and laugh aloud!
Let my tired bones shake and dance!
Your presence cannot be cut off any more than
the stars cut from the cords of their constellations;
your grace does not run dry any more than
the deepest springs expend the last of their water.
Tomorrow is not out of your reach
nor are peace and love.
Your faithfulness, O Holy One,
rescues me before I know it.
While I am watching for you in the east,
behold your goodness arises from the west.
Ha! I cannot even begin to understand your ways;
I rest in thankfulness to know that you have caught me up
along your path and have determined to prove
your unfailing grace and unrestrained love.
