Rich Mullins  You who live in heaven  Hear the prayers of those of us who live on earth  Who are afraid of being left by those we love  And who get hardened by the hurt  Do you remember when You lived down here where we all scrape  To find the faith to ask for daily bread  Did You forget about us after You had flown away  Well I memorized every word You said  Still I'm so scared, I'm holding my breath  While You're up there just playing hard to get  You who live in radiance  Hear the prayers of those of us who live in skin  We have a love that's not as patient as Yours was  Still we do love now and then  Did You ever know loneliness  Did You ever know need  Do You remember just how long a night can get?  When You were barely holding on  And Your friends fall asleep  And don't see the blood that's running in Your sweat  Will those who mourn be left uncomforted  While You're up there just playing hard to get?  And I know you bore our sorrows  And I know you feel our pain  And I know it would not hurt any less  Even if it could be explained  And I know that I am only lashing out  At the One who loves me most  And after I figured this, somehow  All I really need to know  Is if You who live in eternity  Hear the prayers of those of us who live in time  We can't see what's ahead  And we can not get free of what we've left behind  I'm reeling from these voices that keep screaming in my ears  All the words of shame and doubt, blame and regret  I can't see how You're leading me unless You've led me here  Where I'm lost enough to let myself be led  And so You've been here all along I guess  It's just Your ways and You are just plain hard to get