Sunday, August 4, 2024

Grace in the Wilderness

In the vast expanse of life’s desert, 
Where trials scorch and doubts assail, 
God’s grace flows like an oasis, 
A balm for every weary soul.

When stumbling, we find His hand, 
Guiding us through shifting sands, 
Manna falls, sustenance divine, 
Quail whispers, “I am yours, and you are Mine.”

The wilderness, our classroom stern,
 Where faith is forged, and hearts discern, 
God’s enduring compassion, steadfast and true, 
Restores, renews, and makes all things new.

So let us pause, remember well, 
Moments unexpected, miracles untold, 
For in the barren, grace blooms wild, 
And God’s love sustains us, reconciled.

Let the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart find favor before you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. - Psalm 19:15

Prayer

What lies within this fragile heart that beats and bleeds and breaks apart. What secrets does it hold inside that I have tried so hard to hide. What dreams and hopes and fears and doubts that fill my mind and make me shout. What passions and desires and joys and pains that stir my soul and course my veins. What words and thoughts and feelings and deeds that shape my life and guide my needs. What truths and lies and rights and wrongs that form my voice and sing my songs. What is this heart that you can see that only you can set me free. What is this heart that I conceal that only you can make me reveal.