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my Joy, my Strength, my Hope,
this year,
dissolve me into salve
to hasten the healing
of your broken body.
help me to teach the soprano to blend
with the bass.
Lord,
some of your people
have hurt so long they've become numb.
in some of your congregations
the sons of encouragement
left generations ago.
the accuser has persuaded them
that they are alone.
make me a pebble that begins the avalanche
of your love for them
and is as quickly forgotten.
flood your infants with your watchful presence.
lift up the hands of the ill and discouraged
and give a voice to those
who think they have lost the poetry in their lives.
make your congregation absolutely safe
for people to be honest in.
show us how to righteously meet the love needs
of those who inexplicably wait for human love.
show us how to impart your calm
to those still in the hurricane.
let our tears wash away the pain of those we weep with.
let not our jealousy rob those we love
of their moments.
after the first second
that they step into our churches,
let there never again be a "single parent."
let us dive to fill that gap.
being a single parent is scary.
show us how to impart your love
to drive away that fear.
in my home,
in my church,
in my personal world
and the one i share with everybody,
i confess with absolute certainty,
this year belongs to my God,
this life belongs to my Lord,
i am His Holy place
and He is the flame of life within me.
the most beautiful thing of 2008 has already happened.
He walked into it with us.
that means that this year and this life
(because He never changes)
we will never again be alone.
amen
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