faith

i'm reading diary of an old soul by george mcdonald with some friends as a daily devotional this year. here is the one for my birthday:

Thou near then, I draw nearer--to thy feet,
And sitting in thy shadow, look out on thy shine;
Ready at thy first word to leave my seat--
Not thee: thou goest too. From every clod
Into thy footprint flows the indwelling wine;
And in my daily bread, keen-eyed I greet
It's being's heart, the very body of God.

step by step, into His heart. it is everything i desire... and everything i fear.