Saturday, May 9, 2020

The Cares of My Heart


Lord, teach me
how to be
quiet and still

in a world that seems
to be, these days,
nothing but noise.

Lord, show me
how to silence
the sirens of fear.

Give me the strength to
evict the voices of anger
and apathy from my heart.

Let me instead
make room,

let me instead
welcome in,

let me instead
pull up a chair,

for You, Lord.

Please sit with me
for a while—or forever.

We don’t have to talk.
We can just sit.
Your very presence
is consolation enough.

For it is only in Your presence
that my soul finds the air to breathe.

Amen.
Psalm 94:19




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