Prayer & Praise
The intrusion of pain,
the eruption of anger,
the embrace of rage,
and then bewilderment and wonderment and awe.
Our lives in faith are situated among the poets:
The poet talks about, swords to plowshares,
spears to pruning hooks, and unlearning war.
But answered by a shadow poet who bids us,
plowshares to swords,
pruning hooks to spears, be not a weakling! (Joel 3:10)
The poems conflict us, as we are conflicted, sensing and knowing better,
Knowing better, but yielding.
Do not deliver us from the clashing poems that are your word to us.
But give us courage and freedom and faith … 0 Prince of Peace.
Amen.
Walter Brueggemann. Awed to Heaven, Rooted in Earth: The Prayers of Walter Brueggemann (p. 77). Kindle Edition.
Totally off the wall but check this out Michael:
Just spent the last 6 hours trying figure out why printer wasn’t working. Finally, I typed out a short prayer asking our Father in heaven to fix it for me.
Suddenly, the printer started spitting out all the print jobs that I had cancelled. Some really important stuff that had to do with life and being able to survive. I began doing a dance while sitting in my chair and clapping my hands holding them up towards the heavens for Him to see. Now, I am sharing it here as a Praise to Him report.
Thanks again, heavenly Father. You are so awesome!!!
Correction: “that I had NOT cancelled.”
God freed up your printer?
-mike
Linda, that is very cool. I love it when God blesses us with the little things. I mean something that on the surface seems Inconsequential, but makes our day easier. God is good.
Thanks all for your prayers, I still have an eyeball. Last week that was still up in the air. Most likely I will not regain my sight in that eye but I can still hope. again thanks all, it has been a rough few weeks. Another prayer request, that I find a good spiritual home, I really like this Lutheran Church, they are far more liberal than I am but it seems like a good community. Thanks all, I wish you all the best. brian