teach me

I am trying to praise you. The words do not come to me.
I want more than anything to praise you and have the words just flow out of me like breath.
I have been trapped in a fog and each way I turn it seems to get worse.

I want my faith to grow. I want to believe and not doubt.
I want to know you are near even when I can't feel Your presence.
I want to believe that You are good even when my heart feels terrible.

Where does the praise come from - if not from me?
The whole earth will sing Your praise - help my heart to join in!
Then the stones can stay silent - they won't be needed.

I stand at the edge of the cliff crying out to You. You do not come.
I am awful at waiting. But I know I should wait.
You are the only One with eternal words - no one else speaks life.

There is a darkness. And I can not see.
You give light for only a step at a time.
Help me to be content with even the smallest spark.

Your voice is unclear as if I am hearing you through a great distance.
Oh, how I wish I could hear You clearly.
I pray I may know Your voice better than my own.

I desire my whole life to bring You praise.
My every thought, my every word, my every movement.
Teach me to praise You, even when the words do not come on my own.