My Journey to God

Quiet Peace

Questions come
and answers far away
elude us,
perplex us,
and hang
in some unknown realm.

The one defined reality
is closer than we know.

The God within
who holds our every breath
and loves
beyond all measure
draws us near.
And all is well;
all is very well.

By Helen F. Welter

(Helen Welter is a member of St. Barnabas Parish in Indianapolis.) †

The Criterion