
May our hearts beat as one, Most High,
Rising from the depths where I cry.
Wholly, Holy One, You are my rock,
With You is salvation and hope,
Even when the lions roar
And I am embattled by grief.
To You will I turn
With each step I take,
Trusting Your presence and love.


Catherine Coates is the author of the books, Longing for Intimacy: Glimmers of Hope, and Like as a Hart: Poems to Quench Longing. She has also published a set of inspirational cards, Musings on Grace.
Her next book will be considerations of Jewish/Christian theological tenets which arose in her after spending time in a Christian cult.
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