In the night

Last night, as sleep eluded me, I began to type out some thoughts that were coming to me.  I hesitate to share what I've written because it's really beyond my own experience.  However, without further explanation, I do feel that there's a reason, and so here are a few words that came in the night.

Lord, help us to find You

When loss makes our way rocky,

When it would be easy to stumble

And fall.

Lord, help us to find You

When grief makes today dark,

When we can’t see a way forward

At all.

Lord, help us to find You

When pain would cause us to close our hearts,

When we would even resist comfort

And choose despair.

Lord, help us to find You

When sorrow would swallow us up,

When anger would overwhelm

And suffocate.

Help us to find You

When we are powerless against this onslaught,

When we feel naked and vulnerable and alone

And lost.

Lord, there’s so much we don’t understand,

But we believe that finding You will be the answer,

And we pray that You will give to us all that we’re needing;

Be near.