And Elijah said to his servant,

“Go up now,

       look toward the sea.”

And he went up and looked 

and said, “There is nothing.”

And he said, “Go again,”

              seven times.

And at the seventh time

he said,

“Behold,

a little cloud like a man’s hand

      is rising from the sea.”

                    1 Kings 18. 43-44

(God specializes 

      in impossible situations.

God’s timing is always perfect.

It is not that He doesn’t respond,

   but the answer is ripening.

His provision does not just

           answer prayer in His way

           or fulfill a need,

but brings Him glory

beyond all possibilities,

     beyond being explained away,

that we would know 

     only God could do this.

The answer is not the outcome 

       or the main event,

but that we would 

                 know Him more

     and He would be known.)

O LORD,

You work deeper than our 

        wildest imagination.

You enlarge the horizons

    of what we even know

          to pray for

          or pray about.

Help us to be faithful to You

not just seeking an answer, 

but to never stop seeking You.

You grant us teeny clouds

to strengthen and encourage us,

    hope in the size of a fist,

all we need 

   to know You are Almighty 

and that You are in this,

no matter the outcome,

        for Your glory.