Sometimes I am unsure of where to find YOU
YOU say YOU will never leave me or forsake me
Yet, every time I go to a new nation
I feel I must search for YOU yet again!
If YOU were hard to find, I would get tired of the cat and mouse
But thankfully my body is YOUR house
YOU are always near, actually within
No matter how I feel, with me YOU’ve always been.
I could stop there as YOUr spirit in me is enough.
But you show YOUrself in people, fields, and temples made for gods other than YOU.
I see YOU when I look at the buddha because YOU are my God.
I have no doubt YOU are with me now.
YOUr presence so evident in every place I go.
I love YOU more now than I did six months ago.
I still am in awe of this journey YOU have sent me on.
The purpose of this race I am still unsure.
But to look for YOU and find YOUr love so pure.
Seems like a good enough reason to me.
I see YOU in things I wouldn’t normally see.
The smile of a child, the wave of a stranger,
a student spelling out with scrabble tiles “Jesus loves YOU and me.”
YOU constantly remind me no matter the nation
YOU are my God, YOU love me, and take care of every preparation.
YOUr creation bears the mark of YOUr love.
Cambodia’s people showed me how YOU provide hope and give peace
Even when there are very few material things to be had, a lack of food, and often no bath
Joy is present when simple needs lack
That only comes from YOU, a God who never slacks
Another country, another month, many experiences I had
God, thank YOU for continuing to love me as a dad.
