O LORD,
I am crushed with each new day.
Conflicting reports boggle the mind.
An exquisite day is coming on one hand,
thousands of new corona cases on the other.
This pandemic is lifting on one hand,
stay at home orders on the other.
Our wonderful President’s success with the economy and world leaders
on one hand,
thousands now out of work on the other.
The whole world is shut down!
How can that be?
When, in all of history, has the whole world been so terrified at once?
And yet, it is and everything has ground to a halt!!
I can see Your hand in all of this on one hand,
yet it seems so merciless and unfair on the other.
What do you want from us, LORD?
What if we don’t know and never find out?
What if we never really connect to You
and this huge lesson is wasted?
What if we let You down?
What if we get it and millions of others don’t?
What are we to do?
I know better than to despair.
And I know better than to fear.
But I have to make a conscious effort to stay away from both.
It wears me out.
What is it LORD?
What do YOU want from me?
“Call Me by My right Name!” Says the LORD.
“Love Me for whom I really am.
Know My heart of love for you.
Tell others about Me.
Tell them who I really am.
You feel so bad for Donald Trump and the way others lie about him.
Can you imagine the numbers of lies told about Me every day?
Read the Gospels and find out Who I really am.
Read Exodus and find out about My power constrained.
Hold My Word in your hand and love Me
for there I AM,
page after page,
line after line,
word after word.
There I AM in all of My glory that I care to share.
See the changed lives, changed at My hand.
See the battles won, won at My hand.
See the beautiful Covenant, written by My hand.
See the promises made, made from MY heart.
And then, love Me for whom I really am.
Yes, I am the Ruler and Creator of the Universe,
all the power there is, is in My hands.
And I hold you there, safe and secure and loved beyond measure.
I AM the Great and Mighty God, as you have said.
But I AM also yours to have and to hold
from this day forward and forevermore.
Love Me as I AM.
That is what I want.
I love you.
Your Abba.”
March 26, 2020
I am crushed with each new day.
Conflicting reports boggle the mind.
An exquisite day is coming on one hand,
thousands of new corona cases on the other.
This pandemic is lifting on one hand,
stay at home orders on the other.
Our wonderful President’s success with the economy and world leaders
on one hand,
thousands now out of work on the other.
The whole world is shut down!
How can that be?
When, in all of history, has the whole world been so terrified at once?
And yet, it is and everything has ground to a halt!!
I can see Your hand in all of this on one hand,
yet it seems so merciless and unfair on the other.
What do you want from us, LORD?
What if we don’t know and never find out?
What if we never really connect to You
and this huge lesson is wasted?
What if we let You down?
What if we get it and millions of others don’t?
What are we to do?
I know better than to despair.
And I know better than to fear.
But I have to make a conscious effort to stay away from both.
It wears me out.
What is it LORD?
What do YOU want from me?
“Call Me by My right Name!” Says the LORD.
“Love Me for whom I really am.
Know My heart of love for you.
Tell others about Me.
Tell them who I really am.
You feel so bad for Donald Trump and the way others lie about him.
Can you imagine the numbers of lies told about Me every day?
Read the Gospels and find out Who I really am.
Read Exodus and find out about My power constrained.
Hold My Word in your hand and love Me
for there I AM,
page after page,
line after line,
word after word.
There I AM in all of My glory that I care to share.
See the changed lives, changed at My hand.
See the battles won, won at My hand.
See the beautiful Covenant, written by My hand.
See the promises made, made from MY heart.
And then, love Me for whom I really am.
Yes, I am the Ruler and Creator of the Universe,
all the power there is, is in My hands.
And I hold you there, safe and secure and loved beyond measure.
I AM the Great and Mighty God, as you have said.
But I AM also yours to have and to hold
from this day forward and forevermore.
Love Me as I AM.
That is what I want.
I love you.
Your Abba.”
March 26, 2020