You Call Me Deeper Still

 

 

You call me deep into creation

You call me deeply into love

This is my Sabbath celebration

The earth below, the sky above

My feet follow the well-worn trail

Along the Haw – I am so blest!

My mind recounts the old, old tale:

The weekly work of creating followed by rest

 

Common Buckeye

Sweet Autumn Clematis

 

 

Yellow Tickseed

 

Look at what creation has done!

Sweet scents of Clematis fill the air

The green canopy filters the warm sun

And yellow tickseed is found everywhere

 

“You call me deeper still”

The lyrics of this song fill my ear

“You call me deeper still”

Open up! There is so much more here

 

I pause to breathe, to listen more intently

Cicadas buzz and click, bees gently hum

The Haw splashes along quite contently

Tree frogs trill, and woodpeckers drum

 

And under the burst of yellow flowers

A zipper spider awaits his daily catch

I could sit there and watch for hours

And let creative new ideas hatch

 

And hatch they will, but maybe not today

For jewelweed and spider wart catch my eye

And there’s wild Rose of Sharon on display

And look! There’s a bald eagle in the sky!

 

At trail’s end I pause, then turn around

Giving thanks for the abundance of this day

It’s time for me to be homeward bound

So I can stop at the church to sing and pray

 

I hear a new sound as I pass the mill

And then the Praise Team comes into plain view

Of course they’re singing, “You call me deeper still

Into love, love, love... and I’m loved by You.”[1]

 

Yes, I’m loved by You. That’s who I am

A love that is evident in all creation

Embracing the fullness of the great I AM

I give thanks for this Sabbath celebration

 

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[1] Anthony Brown & Pat Barrett, Good Good Father (CCLI Song # 7036612).