When The Strength Comes

 

Give ear to my words, O LORD,

consider my groaning.

Give attention 

  to the sound of my cry,

      my King and my God,

for to You do I pray.

              Psalm 5. 2

God sends His Holy Spirit

to pray for us

when our groanings and pain

   are too deep for words.

God hears us.

He listens.

He pays attention.

And He responds in one way

        or another.

Are we listening, paying attention

     and responding to Him?

God multiplies our prayers

to cover and provide

   far beyond ourselves

and deeper than our immediate

     despair and need.

He is our King.

He is still God,

     even in this trouble.

Are we praying for

  our own ideas and agendas

  and wants in this situation?

Or are we praying to Him,

and no other

     than the Almighty? 

O LORD,

There is so much clamor

and so many voices

   shouting at us to come away.

Help us to listen

          only to Your voice

     to come to You,

     and come with You.

Grant to us the courage

   and strength

to turn towards You,

no matter how hard.

Redeem, O Father,

   our souls

           under siege.