a psalm of mary | no. 18

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My soul sings praises

to You!   My heart leaps

for joy and my hands

clap with excitement!

You are amazing!

You make a way

where there seems

to be no way.

 

You lift us up out

of the horrible pit,

out the nasty clay.

You set us on a Rock

and establish our

paths.   You provide

when provision seems

impossible.

 

You come to our rescue

like light breaking thru

the dark, dreary cloak

of night!   A ray of light

that bursts forth to

shine a path for our

weary feet to walk.

 

You’ve never left us.

You’ve never forsaken us.

You have held us thru

the darkest of times, the

saddest of days, the loneliest

of nights.   Thank you Papa!

 

On this day and always,

Thank You!

a psalm of mary | no. 17

words form in my heart
but fear keeps them
from my lips.  what if it
isn’t Your will?  what if
You won’t do it? what if
i’m saying the wrong thing?

i get so confused with
how to come to You
about these things.
is it faith to ask for
something that by
all standards seems
to be a far-fetched
goal, dream, hope,
wish, plan?

i don’t want to use my
words as a blanket
that covers everything
by simply saying
“Your will.  You know.”

when is it okay to be
brazen, be brave, be
daring and ask for
the impossible, believe
for the improbable,
hope for the unthinkable?

help me!  help me to know!
show me the best way to
tell you my heart’s longings,
desires, dreams, and plans.
teach me Your way.  show
me Your heart in all of this.

please keep my words from
being  empty, vain, full of pride,
selfish, self-serving, conceited.
but keep my words centered,
focused, determined, full of faith,
selfless, humble, life-giving.

oh papa!  my heart longs to
be connected.  my life longs to
be centered on You.  come
breathe life into my words.

give me heart of david, the
faith the centurion, the
tenacity of the woman with
the issue of blood, the boldness
of peter at pentecost.

Amen.

 

 

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