All is calm

I hear his voice calling
"It is me, Peter!
Don't you recognize me?"

It is the old familiar voice
The voice that I have heard all my life
A voice so sublime that I stop breathing
When He speaks.

"Step out on the water-
Don't you trust me?
Surely it will hold."

Everything in me wants to run towards him
But I hesitate, what if it is not him?
What if I am imagining all this?
My heart sinks within me.

Again his voice calls, more gently now
"My son, I have been waiting so long-
When will you stop running away from me?"

One last thought but nothing can hold me now
I step out of the boat.
My feet touch the cold water
And I begin to walk.

I call out to him
"I am coming, sweet Lord
Wait for me, I am coming."

The waves are rising high on both sides
Fear rises within me
My eyes lose sight of him in midst of the waves
And I begin to sink.

Desperately I call out to him
"Dear Lord, I want to come,
But I am sinking, please save me."

Through the mist and the darkness
I see a hand reaching out to me.
He takes my hand and pulls me up-
a gentle smile on his lips.

Very near now he whispers
"My son, do you trust me,
will you walk with me wherever I go?"

My eyes rise higher until I see the stars
Then I notice something strange,
They seem to reflect a light
And it comes from him who holds my hand.

Between tears I utter
"Papa, I want to trust,
I want to walk this road with you."

As I look around me
Something has changed.
Everything is silent-
All is calm.

The sweetest voice ever heard says to me
"Peace I leave with you;
my peace I give to you."