And Then The Remarkable Emerges

 

...and You renew 

the face of the ground.

         Psalm 104. 30

No matter what

         we are facing,

no matter what

   mess we've created,

God still has the power

    to resurrect and renew.

And in the process,

He does not just

  bring us back to square one,

  the broken pieces patched

         and glued together

    with a couple parts left over.

But God renews.

Even in our own barren landscapes

    when all seems to be lost

            or dead or dying,

    God resurrects life,

    when we allow Him in.

Bring it to Me.

And then whether storm

   or drought or flood,

take root and bear fruit.

God empowers us

to not give up

but grow into something new.

O LORD,

All around us seems

   to be dying or dead,

the trees losing their leaves

and the plants wilted.

The ground has become

         a barren place,

     dried up and hard.

So have our hearts.

But as we trust in You,

   bring life to us.

Send down our roots,

strengthen our weakness,

  and nourish us

     with miracle-grow.

Help us to turn to You,

knowing that You renew

   the barren landscapes.

You resurrect 

    what is deemed impossible.

You restore our souls.

When our delight is in You,

we don't just see

   the hard ground differently,

   but new life breaks through

                   radically new.

Soften our hearts

          with Your Spirit.

Keep us trusting you

         all the way through

   to the remarkable.