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The Great I Am

by Michelle Calhoun

Behold my child, for I am always near.
I am closer than you think.

I am in the sunrise that you see each morn.
I am the beams that warm your face.

I am the song that the bluejay sings
each and every day.

I am the daffodil that blooms in your front yard,
the one that you gave water to today.

I am the cool breeze that blows gently upon your face.
I am the rainbow after the storm.

How I long for your embrace.

I am the "Great I AM", he said.
For I am always a prayer away.

Behold I stand at the door and knock.
Won't you let me come in today?


04/17/2004

Author's Note: I just felt inspired on this beautiful spring day.

Posted on 04/18/2004
Copyright © 2024 Michelle Calhoun

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Ashok Sharda on 04/18/04 at 02:03 AM

'I am the "Great I AM", he said. For I am always a prayer away', well, this seems to be giving a beautiful dimension to this poem.A metaphysical turn to be exact. I AM is what matters.And I AM is only real WHEN I AM. Always a prayer away, with in reach. Only we are not there.

Posted by Quentin S Clingerman on 04/18/04 at 02:23 AM

Ashok, you've made such a telling observation. It is so tragic that I Am That I Am is so near yet not realized, not seen. Michelle, you see I Am That I Am in His creation. It is a reflected glory but nevertheless reason to be full of hope and joy.

Posted by Charles E Minshall on 04/18/04 at 04:58 AM

I like this one very much Mich. Well done....Charlie

Posted by Mary Ellen Smith on 04/18/04 at 05:18 AM

Yes, He uses all of creation to call us to Him! Lovely poem of praise.

Posted by Lori Johnson on 04/19/04 at 06:02 PM

Mmmmmm...warm & comforting. So glad you were inspired because this gave me just the little boost I needed to make it through a Monday.
Thank you for that! :)

Posted by Jeanne Marie Hoffman on 04/22/04 at 01:32 PM

The inspiration that you felt has been passed on to us from your poem -- good job!

Posted by Adrian Calhoun on 04/22/04 at 02:03 PM

Beautiful, as it is once you open the door. Excellent poem, ironically at the right time. Funny how some people search their whole life for God, and in the end, He was right there the whole time.

Posted by Rula Shin on 04/26/04 at 07:26 PM

A beautiful praise to God, "I am in the sunrise...the beams...I am the song...the daffodil that blooms...the cool breeze that blows...I am the rainbow..." - yes, ever present in creations is the creator, is the "Great I AM" and still...still He 'knocks' before entering...and you choose to open your door and greet Him, to SEE God in all that surrounds you, in all that IS and all that YOU are...I am inspired by such faith Michelle...inspired by what I sometimes lack...thank you :-)

Posted by Thomas K. Hunt on 08/12/04 at 11:16 PM

you've created a beautiful prayer...well done

Posted by Mike Loftis on 09/08/04 at 03:43 AM

This is such a beautiful poem of praise.

Posted by Philip F De Pinto on 02/09/15 at 04:00 PM

lovely poem.

Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 01/11/16 at 12:00 AM

Very serene. Congrats on POTD!

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