Bringing It To, Bringing Us Through

 

Then King David went in

and sat before the LORD...

       2 Samuel 7. 18

(The secret of David's strength

   is no secret at all.

Coming before the LORD

  was not just a practice,

  but a pattern

that engraved his life.

What do we miss

   or struggle with

because we don't sit a spell

     with the LORD about it?

Perhaps we don't hear

                  from God

because we don't give Him

     a chance to speak.

Not just to think about a problem

  or figure out a solution,

but abiding with God in it,

       about it,

       and through it.

God does not show up.

God shows us.)

O LORD,

Help us to realize

that the most important part

      of this day

is time savoring

            Your Presence.

Empower us to sit with You,

      listen,

be changed by You,

      and go forth.

Align our hearts with Yours.

Grant to us

     a new strength

to honor You

in whatever we do today.