I woke and took up your word
And read about the gift you gave
The sacrifice you made to redeem the human race, an endless procession of hapless sinners
One man to save us all
And I stare stunned at the television
Watching war play out before the world
Like it’s just another blockbuster I’m bingeing on
Something to give me a jolt
To make me feel alive
Except it’s no screenplay playing out on my big screen
No calls of “It’s a wrap”, where cast and crew go off to celebrate what they’ve accomplished
While the set is dismantled
No, one man
A real live villain
An aggressive expansionist
A raging thug
Let his fury fly on his unsuspecting neighbors
Desecrating their doorsteps, businesses, and gathering places
With bullets and bombs
Displaying power, wreaking havoc, creating carnage, and inciting fear
And as people flee their homes, their homeland
Looking back in horror and disbelief
Looking forward to confusion and uncertainty
I remember the one man
Not the angry tyrant
But the gentle Saviour, the Almighty God, the Sovereign Lord
And I call out to Him
To explode light into the darkness
To bring the perpetrators to swift justice
To shatter the chaos with peace
To rain down provision and protection
To quell the suffering and grief with comfort, strength, and healing
I pray
It’s all I can do
It’s the best I can do
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Polly, thank you for this. I haven’t been able to find the right words to pray regarding this war. So I hope you don’t mind if I use yours. The last few lines have become my prayer. Love you, my friend!
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Thanks, Carm. It really is horrifying and is on my mind every day. ðŸ˜
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These words gripped my heart: To shatter the chaos with peace, To rain down provision and protection, To quell the suffering and grief with comfort, strength, and healing, I pray
Thank you for sharing.
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Thanks, Maria. Glad it touched you. Love and hugs. 🙂
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