Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Surounded on All Sides

 

Then Elisha prayed and said,
"O LORD, please open his eyes
that he may see."
...And behold the mountain was
full of horses and chariots of fire
        all around Elisha.

                   2 Kings 6. 17

When we pray,
God reveals Himself to us,
right in the midst of hardship,
    or trouble,
or completely overwhelming
             circumstances.
We have all been there,
  when there seems to
          be no hope.
But that is what only we see,
    not the reality of it.
We are surrounded
          on all sides,
but not by what appears.
God is working 
    His glory into this.
"Be not afraid.  
 I am with You
         even in this."
God opens our eyes
        and our hearts
to what is really real.
And that would be Him.

O LORD,
Help us not just to turn to You
when we are so very overwhelmed,
but to help us see 
   that You are with us
in both the ordinary,
           the extraordinary,
when we face trouble
           or experience joy.
Please soften our hearts enough
to pay attention,
absorb, 
see You differently,
        and respond to You. 

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