Never Alone

This was shared to us during our Lenten retreat by Sr. Perry, rc.  I’ve tried to look for its author but couldn’t find it on the Internet.  I was deeply struck by this, especially the title.  It speaks to me of how much God loves me.

Never Alone
[Author Unknown to me]
Based on Psalm 139  

Lord, you see right through me,
     and know me utterly.
You understand what I’m thinking,
     long before I understand myself.
You are with me on the crowded street;
     beside me when I go alone to bed.
Everything I do, you recognize;
     my tongue never wags without you hearing.
I find you in my yesterdays and tomorrows,
     your love firmly around me.
All this is too much for me;
     it is beyond my understanding.

Where could I evade you?
     where could I escape from your presence?
If I live high with the jet set, you are there.
     If I make my bed on a park bench, you are there.
If I could take off at the speed of light
     and travel the freeways of outer space,
Even there your hand would touch me,
     your right hand would hold me.
If I fear something awful will happen,
     like being swallowed by darkness,
My darkness will begin to shine like the day;
     for with you darkness becomes light.

How precious are your plans for me, Lord;
     they add up to a fantastic number.
If I tried to count them
     they would outnumber the sand.
Whenever I wake up to what’s happening
     I find I’m still with you!
Lord, take a hard look at me;
     untangle my untidy motives.
Sort me out with your relentless mercy;
     weigh up all my ideas.
Tear away what is unloving in me,
     and lead me to your never-ending future.