Unexpected Courage In Unlikely Places

 

The Phinehas stood up

       and intervened,

and the plague was stayed.

              Psalm 106. 30

(Phinehas knew it was

 time to pray, to intercede,

to do something

     about the turmoil

     or the brokenness,

to bring peace as best

     as he was able.

Prayer is not

   an optional activity,

nor an excuse not to act,

but the most vital element

       in our response.

Prayer makes us aware,

not just to a solution,

but to the Presence

           of the Almighty.

The most profound thing

   we can do is pray.

When Phinehas prayed,

God gave him

    the courage to stand.)

O LORD,

You are our strength

           and shield.

You grant us

     the courage to stand,

no matter the situation

         in front of us.

You grant us

      the wisdom 

not just to know

   what to do

but even how to

       pray about it.

Be Thou our vision.