And Not Be Afraid Of Falling

 

Though the fig tree 

         should not blossom,

nor fruit be on the vines,

the produce of the 

          olive tree fail,

and the fields yield no food,

the flock be cut off

          from the fold,

and there be no herd

                  in the stalls,

yet

I will rejoice in the LORD.

I will take joy

    in the God of my salvation.

GOD, the Lord, is my strength.

He makes my feet like the deer's.

He makes me tread

          on my high places.

                Habakkuk 3. 17-19

Even when, even then,

   yet is the stuff of

           no matter what.

No matter the circumstances,

     God is still God.

He gives us His strength

    to hang in there with joy.

He calls us to dance there,

  and not be afraid of falling.

God reveals His ways

  not only to survive but thrive.

This is not the end of the story.

O LORD,

Enlarge our vision

not to look past circumstances

but to live differently in them.

Even when everything seems

    to be going wrong,

You still hold us together.

You bring us hope

   in the most unexpected ways

         and unlikely places.

Yet,

     we will rejoice in You.

Yet,

You whisper to us,

     Trust Me in this.

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