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The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep discouragement. I have to go to God in prayer with tears in my eyes, and say, “O God, forgive me,” or “Help me.”
From Joshua 1:9: “I hereby command you: Be strong and courageous; do not be frightened or dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
Dear Lord
Make me a man
Of fervent prayer
God’s Holy Word
Commands me to pray
Without ceasing
Encourage me
To bring everything
To you my Lord
When discouraged
Let me pray
You are my refuge
When joyful
Let me offer
Prayers of thanksgiving
In all things
Great and small
At all times
Whether happy or sad
Let me seek
Your wisdom and grace
Amen
Today, may God bring you the courage to ask him for guidance. Ask Him to lead you to a “right” place.
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On the morning news, I was watching a young girl bravely and calmly give an account of the carnage at a San Diego, California synagogue shooting that took place recently. Around the world, people of faith have been attacked in their houses of worship. I stopped and asked my Lord . . . Why?
Psalm 26:5: “I hate the company of evildoers and will not sit with the wicked.”
Psalm 68:1: “Let God rise up let His enemies be scattered; let those who hate Him flee before Him.”
Dear Lord
Sitting here
Watching news
Wondering again
Darkness comes
Another shooting
More violence
Godly people
With faith
Under attack
Where does
Such hate
Come from
Turning to
Reading scripture
Praying fervently
Our Father
Bring all
Faithful strength
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As I was preparing this poem, I took a moment to go back to a previous poem about prayer. I found some peace from Morning Prayer.
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Only God can move mountains, but faith and prayer can move God.
From Mark 11:23: “Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. “
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I was reading a devotional based on some of the text found in Psalm 103. The reading and the Psalm provided me with an urge to write this poem. The Psalm is filled with many inspiring verses. Here is one from Psalm 103:8:
“The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.”
Morning arrives quietly with much on one’s mind
Reaching out to the Father, with a prayer to find
Psalms surrounding one’s inner soul with a frame
Blessing God the Father, blessing His Holy name
Thoughts move to life’s trials, several filled with sin
Asking the Lord for patience and forgiveness again
The Lord redeems this wayward life from the Pit
Seeking to be closer to Him, finding a place to sit
God fills all with His steadfast love and praise
Helping everyone make it through life’s maze
The Lord is merciful, gracious, and forgiving
Praying to Him deepens a person with living
This time of prayer offers much humbleness to the Lord
Slow to anger and abounding with so much love in store
A prayerful moment prepares a heart with much to say
Spending moments with God, like a potter molding clay
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