No Place to Hide

When I walk with You, Lord,

I walk in the light.

There is no darkness.

There is no place to hide

from You, Lord, both my treasures,

those things that make my heart

swell with hope and pride— 

the things I am most afraid

of losing—and those fears and pains

that slip into my dreams, 

because even there in my dreams,

You are there, Lord,

to hold me and comfort me. 

You are the hand on my back,

the light touch on my arm.

“Go forward,” You say.

“I am here.”