Thursday, October 01, 2015

How long, O Lord – v2

We join with that ancient people
our own lament raised 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

We want to feel You
to be lifted from this burden
these dead ends on our way
these times of struggle
not sensing You with us
we long to journey in the light
in Your presence
in our walk, our journey.
“How long,” we ask;
but we need to be patient
to wait on You, on Your perfect timing
and Your holy wisdom
in whatever we do.

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edited October 1, 2015
How long, O Lord – v2

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”
by Beth Ludlum
&
overview page
Genesis 22:1-14
Psalm 13
Romans 6:12-23
Matthew 10:40-42

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