The Absence of God?

People often ask “where is God?” and that’s certainly a legitimate question.

Sometimes, however, it’s interesting to view a question from a different perspective. Here’s a wonderful few lines from the poem “This is What It’s Like” by T. Michael W. Halcomb (Virtual Prayers) calling us to reflect not upon God’s absence, but upon our own;

Sometimes God, I wish
Your presence wasn’t a gift.
Or, maybe I should say
“like a gift”.
Gifts come every now and then.
Gifts show up once in a while.
Gifts excite for a moment
and then excitement fades.
Why is Your presence
so much like a gift God?
Is it just me?
Then I wonder,
“Does my presence seem
the same way
to You?”