Grace In The Wilderness

 

Thus says the LORD:

The people who 

     survived the sword

found grace in the wilderness...

I have loved you

   with an everlasting love,

therefore I have continued

    My faithfulness to you. 

             Jeremiah 31. 2-3

In the most unusual

  circumstances and places,

we discover God's grace there.

Even in the midst of 

a hard, barren landscape

    with strange sights

    and scary noises

    and possible beasts,

we experience His love,

        faithfulness, and 

His light in the darkness.

We are not alone here.

God turns our wilderness

   into a place of wonder

                and enlarging

where we can know Him more.

O LORD,

In these hard, strange places,

help us to come to You.

Uncover Your wonders here

and reveal Your grace

         in this wilderness.

Empower us too

to be sensitive to others

who need a little grace today

  and to know how to respond

with tangible grace and

encouragement along the way.