A Modern Lament and Entreaty and Reminder and Prayer
On the one hand
I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart;
I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. (Psalm 9:1)
On the other hand
YET
Where are your wonderful deeds
Here
Now
I am troubled when I see
What we have done.
Where are You God?
Oh how bad
Oh how brutal
Oh how bitter
Our world has become.
We are battering
We are beating
We are besieging our cities.
You are in heaven and
Here on earth
We deface
We destroy
We descend
Come from Your heavens
You who are All Powerful
Renew Your world
Rebuild Your world
Restore Our World
We have made a mess
And
Only You can bless
Only You can build
We seem powerless
To heal the hurt
We seem blind
To the see our sin
We seem deaf
To hear the hurt
We seem unable to speak
Words that will move hearts and
Change the course of our stupidity and sin.
Only You
Only Your Power
Only Your Presence
Will rebuild
Will restore
Will rebuild
We believe You are
Here with us
Oh
Show Your Presence
Oh
Show your Power
THEN
We will shout
We will scream
Your wonderful deeds
Here!
Now!
And now we say
And now we pray
And you tell us
“You shall love Me with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
This is how I cope
In this current
Craziness
Chaos
I read
I write
I reflect
And
Above all
I pray.

Very heart felt and well written. Thanks, Phil.
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WordPress.com P. F. Kapela posted: ” A Modern Lament and Entreaty and Reminder and Prayer On the one hand I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. (Psalm 9:1) On the other hand YET Where are your wonderful deeds Here “
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