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Sometimes you just get real tired, feel like you're wilting, wonder if you can go on. You can and you will. God is so near. Say the old saints, who know - 'Bidden or not bidden, God is present.'

The love of God comes close

where stands an open door

to let the stranger in,

to mingle rich and poor;

the love of God is here to stay,

embracing those who walk His way.

The peace of God comes close
to those caught in the storm,
forgiving lives of ease,
to ease the lives forlorn;
the peace of God is here to stay,
embracing those who walk His way.


The joy of God comes close
where faith encounters fears,
where heights and depths of life
are found through smiles and tears;
the joy of God is here to stay,
embracing those who walk His way.


The grace of God comes close
to those whose grace is spent,
when hearts are tired or sore
and hope is bruised or bent;
the grace of God is here to stay,
embracing those who walk His way.

- A hymn from the Iona Community, Scotland