My Heart Knows What My Eyes Cannot See Poem by Seamus O' Brian

God, my eyes arise to the place where I have seen you,
to wait for your appearance, with a heart that trusts
not from instruction, but from the days and years of a lifetime
that have been shaped by the hand of your deliverance.

You have been my tower of strength, the river
of abundance that has given life to my soul
and whose waters turn my days of toil into gardens of peace.

My heart will praise you for your salvation, before my eyes
behold it, for your deliverance is like the coming of dawn.
I will not count the hours nor the depth of the darkness,
for my heart is stayed upon the certainty of the light that I know
shines beyond all darkness. Oh, how my heart longs for the touch
of your hand upon my shoulder and the sound of your voice,
whispering, "Fear not, for, behold, I am with you always."

Though I cannot see you, I know that every tree, every mountain,
every moment of the day is the fingerprint of your hand
holding and sustaining all that I am and all that I cannot be.