A Different Path in the Chaos

 

I am one of those

who are peaceable

    and faithful in Israel.

          2 Samuel 20. 19

(Those who are peaceable

   seek out a different way

   through the hard stuff.

They carry an olive branch

   and bandages,

       instead of ammunition.

Those who are faithful

   are in it for the long haul.

They do not react,

            but respond,

  not taking a passive stance,

      but an unexpected one,

seizing opportunities

  to make things right,

  to forgive even when it hurts,

  to reconcile and restore.

God has strategically placed

        each one of us

to bring His name,

    His love and grace

right where we are.

        Even in this.)

O LORD,

May we be known

not just as being peaceable

          and faithful to You,

but known as Yours.

Please help us

   to see something different

   in the chaos

and to walk towards Your light.

Fill us with Your peace

   that we would be able

   to bring it freely to others.

Grant to us the courage

   to point others to You,

to bring peace

even to those against us.

Help us to know

   You do not just change a situation,

but You change the world,

one act of faithfulness at a time.