The Fine Art of Restoration

 

Restore us to Yourself,

               O LORD,

that we may be restored.

          Lamentations 5.21

(The point of restoration

is recognizing that

God is who we desire,

           after all.

Restoring is not going back

  but going forth refreshed,

  repaired, renewed,

  and redeemed.

We can walk into this day

         differently.

We return to a familiar point,

               but changed,

  turning about and

  seeing it for the very first time.

We want something new.

God says,

     "Let's try this again."

He does not bring us

   necessarily to a new place,

but God brings us

              to Himself.)

O LORD,

We look to so many things

  to provide

  what only You can give.

Restore our first love

           for You.

You make all things new,

   even our hearts in this.

Help us to not just

       see You in this situation,

but walk renewed with You,

right in the midst

      of the impossible.

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