lessons in immortality

		I arrive back again
		And an odd feeling dominates
		and quietens me -
		I had arrived
		Thinking I knew a fair bit
		About God and His ways,
		But now do I get here
		And know that I know so little -
		I've arrived
		And an emptiness has opened
		Ready to learn,
		Ready to know God;
		It is quieted
		When with others,
		But quickened
		Whenever a prod of introspection
		Commands me into silence;
		I'm ready, Lord,
		Keep on opening
		and softening my heart
		So that I may hear
		What you wish to teach me;
		That I may learn it well
		And walk the next step:
		Making this knowledge practical.