Bringing Us Through

 

O LORD, You are my God.

I will exalt You.

I will praise Your name,

for You have done

       wonderful things,

plans formed of old,

   faithful and sure.

            Isaiah 25. 1

Not just in the past

    --have done--

nor just in the present

    --are doing--

but also the future

    --already unfolding.

May we bring to mind

  His chronicle of faithfulness

and see the now and the next

       differently,

   even in this very day.

Even through the hard stuff,

God has His mighty hand on us.

As we follow Him into it,

  God surprises us along the way

   with His steadfast love.

Wonderful and faithful,

beyond our imagination,

beyond our myopic vision,

"There is endless

           unseen good."

   --musician Matthew Clark

O LORD,

Please help us to realize

that in difficulty,

     You are still here.

You are bringing us through.

You surround us

    with Your steadfast love.

Help us to turn our hearts

         from despair

   to Your goodness.

Keep our eyes on You.

Empower us to follow You,

  even when we can only

  see the next little step.

And fill our words

 with praise and honor for You.

On You,

   we can stake our lives.

 

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