Friday, November 18, 2011

A Prayer of Response (excerpts from Isaiah 50&51)

O Sovereign God,
     help me believe these words in my mouth
     are yours;
Not for me, but the weary ones who pass by.
Awaken me this day,
     grant listening ears and open heart,
     to hear, and fear, and know…
Whom shall I fear?
Not the men,
     the mockers among us,
     those who toss insult like a lazy game of catch.
Do they not know?
You, even you, are comforter,
     creator,
     churner of seas;
Giving words to whom you please,
     protecting whom you desire,
     in shadows 
Of you.

O Sovereign Lord,
     remind me this day of the comfort there,
     the strength within your shadow
That is forever better
     than basking in the ever-fleeting
     light 
Of men.

O Sovereign Father,
     may your light shine this day
     as I am covered by the shadow
Of you.  

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