Lord, thank You for giving me tastes of your goodness, 

In the rising and setting sun …

In the embrace of another beloved soul …

In the kindness of a stranger …

In the smiling face of a child …

In You …

… as You speak to my heart in the early hours

… as You direct my steps when I can’t see 

… as You save me over and over again

… as I experience Your presence with me

And then, I don’t seem to be able to taste Your goodness as it seems absent. I thank You for this too because it is Your goodness as well. In the absence, I am led to seek You and Your heart because I’ve tasted and seen that You are the only One worth seeking. You are the source of all goodness and life … whether in deep presence or seeming absence.

Amen.