Wednesday, June 25, 2014

How long, O Lord

our lament with them
with David, with the people,
“How long, O Lord,
must I suffer in the darkness;
how long with I travel
in this wilderness
lost in the briars
in the struggles on this journey
mired in spiritual pain?”
we know this lament
we journey under its weight
this cloak of sorrow
wanting to feel you
to be lifted from this burden
these dead ends
to journey in the light
in your presence.
“How long,” we ask;
but we need to be patient
to wait on you
and you holy wisdom
in whatever we do.


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June 25, 2014
How long, O Lord
Psalm 13:1-4
Psalm 13:1-6
Psalm 13
“A Prayer for God to Be Near” (NCV)
Upper Room Disciplines for 2014
for June 25, 2014
read June 25, 2014
&
June 23, 2014 to June 29, 2014
“From Life to Death”
Genesis 22:1-14
Psalm 13
Romans 6:12-23
Matthew 10:40-42

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