Reaching into the Darkness

January 19, 2016 by Richard Newton Sherrer Leave a Comment

Where can I go to get away?
Whither I am able to flee;
I would just want to go astray,
And I do not want God to see.

If I go to hell He is there,
Or to Heaven He is there too;
A place that I can hide but where,
A hide out that no one else knew.

If I climb upward to the sun,
When the morning rays are so bright;
That is no place that I can shun,
I still will remain in His sight.

On a land on a distant shore,
Far away where the sun will set;
In the earth at the center core,
Where I would be all drenched in sweat.

If I spread my wings as to fly,
Or like a fish in ocean deep;
He would be up there in the sky,
God would still hear me as I peep.

No matter where His hand would guide,
His right hand would hold onto me;
As His discipline to abide,
Giving an insight so I see.

No matter where His hand will lead,
As His right hand not let me stray;
Steering through every deed,
Able to make it through each day.

Allow the darkness to hide me,
Making the light turn into night;
Surely the Lord will never see,
So I am hidden from His sight.

Even darkness is not too dark,
For night can be as bright as day;
So no matter where I embark,
His light is still shining my way.

C Copyright © 2015 Richard Newton Sherrer

About Richard Newton Sherrer

Richard Sherrer is actually retired from the United States Air Force about 14 years ago. He had lived in Korea while in the Air Force in 1972 and 1973. You might be asking yourself what brought him back to Korea. I guess you could say that it was a lot of love here, for the country, the people and especially for a Christian woman that he met on the Internet. She convinced him to return to be with her. So he came originally to teach English in July of 2000. They were married July of 2001. Now turned poet which is subject that is near and dear to his heart. His love for Christ and God is an inspiration to all who read his poetry.

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