The closer I get to you the less I feel, like walking up a mountain to feel the warmth of the sun only to be met with snow. I know you now more than ever, and yet I am a stranger. My prayers have grown shorter as my walk has only gotten longer. I feel like a liar claiming I found you when you are nowhere in sight.
Close yet so far
Faith, like an endless staircase, climbing till my legs give out. Only to realize I'm still on the first floor. A never-ending hallway, running until I can't breathe, and yet I haven't taken a step.
Close yet so far
Surrounded by flames burning bright in your name, the heat does not reach me. My faith, a candle, next to their blaze. Wading through living water, my clothes remain dry. Surrounded by your light, and yet I cannot see your hand at work all around me. It is within reach, but beyond grasp.
Close yet so far
I can never reach you no matter how hard I try. A 1,000 lifetimes would not be enough. But it was you who grabbed my hand. You reassure me, through all my struggles and doubts. For I am in your grasp Lord, You will never let me go.