Today I read the daily readings (13th Week OT, Thursday, Year II) and decided to just write - maybe I"ll do this more regularly. I never really know what I am going to write; usually my words come out as a prayer, sometimes as bad poetry, rarely as just prose. My process is to read in prayer, say a quick prayer, and just put my pen to paper and see what comes of it. Here is today's rambling:
Lord,
You have called us and we have not answered. We have rebelled against your precepts and your very love. Our hearts are hard. Your prophets are not heard - they are unknown to us. We spurn your Word and banish from our hearts all thought of you. You chastise us, you warn us - we do not listen. We have chosen other gods; we are our own gods, power and wealth are our gods. Humble us O, Lord. Bring us to our knees so that we may again see your face and feel your touch and listen to your Word. We have banished all thought of you; we no longer have faith. We prefer to live in the royal temple of our own making: we deserve your wrath and our own exile. But your law shall refresh us, you shall bring rejoicing to us once more. Bring us courage, give us strength, show us how to know you again. Remove the evil thoughts from our minds and command us to "rise and walk." Give us the faith that we seem to have lost. Fill us with your Love so that our hearts are overflowing.
Amen.
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