Here I am Daddy...

The late Joe Bayly included this psalm in his book "Psalms of my Life".

His son Tim recently posted it on the blog he shares with his brother David.

I liked it and hope you do, too.

A Psalm on Being

The little child says
Here I am daddy
as he bursts
on father’s sight
from behind the chair
where he’s been hiding.
He doesn’t say
What can I do for you?
How can I help you?
I want to serve you
seeking somehow
to work and gain
the father’s favor
and delight.
He knows that they are his
without exhausting effort
to achieve.
They are his always.
Here I am daddy
—Abba Father—
not working
just being your eternal son.

-Joe Bayly