God-Missing

I've been looking all over for you
Where on earth have you been?
I tried the prayer line that you gave me,
I’ve tried it once, twice, and over again

Where were you when all the storms began?
Where were you when I thought that my life would end?
I really needed to talk to you the other day
The collectors called; then came to take everything away

Where were you when I really needed a friend?
I thought you would be here for me until the end
Not just through my childhood, but also in manhood
“I will be with you always”, you said
Don't you remember, that's what you said back then

You're the same yesterday, today and forever more
With fish and loaves, You fed thousands of hungry souls
But where were you when I needed food and clothes
What happened, how come you didn't knock on my door?

Now just because you didn't show up on time
I’ve had to learn how to stand up and be strong
Because I searched for you, and You I could not find
I’ve had to learn how to survive on my own

Just one call, that's all
That's all that it took
You knew me before I even entered into my mother’s womb
So how could you not know that I was listed in the phone book?

Wait a minute here … What am I saying
I've learned how to stand strong
I've learned to survive on my own
Lord, those things could not possibly be, if it were just me
Lord please forgive me
You were there on the inside, keeping me all along.

John L. Donelson
Prodigal Son Productions
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