Author Unknown: the remedy for recognition addiction

. . . nor man’s empty praise . . .

(Be Thou My Vision)

It could quite likely be

That no public recognition will come to me

When all is is said and done, faithfully

It is in secret where we meet

In secret He hears my prayers, listens to my songs

Confirms this is exactly where I have always belonged

Words like lavish and abundantly fall short but do their best

For the thrill of joy and the depth of peace simply cannot express

The pleasure with which He chooses

The immeasurable measure that He uses

As He waits patiently to meet me

A gracious fragrance greets me

“But when you pray, go into your room, close the door

and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father,

who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”

(Matthew 6:6)