Seeing Something New Here

 

You who have made me see

     many troubles and calamities

             will revive me again.

From the depths of the earth,

  You will bring me up again.

                 Psalm 71. 20

(These hard places

    are not intended to take us down,

     but to build us up,

to strengthen us

    by knowing Him more.

God never promised

         life would be easy,

but "I am with you.

       Do not be afraid."

God is doing a mighty work

       in each of us

and is not done yet,

preparing, equipping,

strengthening,

and covering us with His glory.)

O LORD,

Through many rocky places

          on our paths,

we have come to know You

  and rely on You all the more.

We just cannot yet see

    the other side of this.

You empower us

     with Your steadfast love.

In all we cannot understand,

   You build even more our trust in You.

Our hope is not based on wishful thinking,

       nor in favorable circumstances

                   but in You.

You are not about

       to abandon us now,

but bring Your glory

    even to the scorched places.