No one ever sought the Father

And found He was not there,

And no burden is too heavy

To be lightened

by a prayer,

No problem is too intricate

And no sorrow that we face

Is too deep and devastating

To be softened by His grace,

No trials and tribulations

Are beyond what we can bear

If we share them with Our Father

As we talk to Him in prayer –

And men of every colour,

Every race and every creed

Have but to seek the Father

In their deepest hour of need –

God asks for no credentials,

He accepts us with our flaws,

He is kind and understanding

And He welcomes us because

We are His erring children

And He loves us everyone,

And He freely and completely

Forgives all that we have done,

Asking only if we’re ready

To follow where He leads –

Content that in His Wisdom

He will answer all our needs.

(Helen Steiner Rice)