Faith and Faithfulness

love and faithfulness meet together;

righteousness and peace kiss each other.

Faithfulness springs forth from the earth,

and righteousness looks down from heaven.

The Lord will indeed give what is good,

and our land will yield its harvest.

Righteousness goes before him

and prepares the way for his steps.

Psalm 85:1-13 NIV

     Oh, Lord...why are we so blind, so self-directed?  Why do we see and interpret your ways, your words only in ways aimed at our needs, our wishes?  Is it the light we read by?  Is this the light of technology, of greed?  Perhaps, we read by the eyes and not the heart, the holy spirit.

 

     Forgive me, Lord.  To say to you that at all times and all of us see and interpret your ways, your words in the poor light of self would be to ignore those divine instances when the inspired and dazzling light of your holy spirit overcomes all self and causes all around to bow down face to the ground to worship your all loving and heavenly magnificence.

     To see a person stop and bow down on their hurried way to go eye to eye with a small child and simply look into their eyes and stoke their hair with that otherworldly glow in their eyes...I know it's you in there.

     To see a person rush into a burning house to rescue an elderly person they know not...I know it's you inside them. 

     Oh, my dear, dear Lord help us to know you, to love you, to follow you.  Please, Lord help us to know and pursue the exaltation that comes only from serving you.  Help us to clear the clutter from around your holy spirit within.  Help us to put on our new selves.  Please, Lord touch our eyes that they may be healed, our hearts that they may feel, our fires that they may be rekindled.  Give us that faith and that faithfulness needed to know and serve you.  Let us wake to your holy touch upon our hearts.