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.