prayer

Thursday is Verse Day @FaithUnlocked – Psalm 38:13-22

I am like the deaf, who cannot hear,
    like the mute, who cannot speak;
I have become like one who does not hear,
    whose mouth can offer no reply.
Lord, I wait for you;
    you will answer, Lord my God.
For I said, “Do not let them gloat
    or exalt themselves over me when my feet slip.”
For I am about to fall,
    and my pain is ever with me.
I confess my iniquity;
    I am troubled by my sin.
Many have become my enemies without cause;
    those who hate me without reason are numerous.
Those who repay my good with evil
    lodge accusations against me,
    though I seek only to do what is good.
Lord, do not forsake me;
    do not be far from me, my God.
Come quickly to help me,
    my Lord and my Saviour.

Indistinguishable

To those without faith
Any prayer sounds like a wish;
Any act of God
Is indistinguishable
From illusion or magic

a second effort written in response to the prompt in Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge #30 – “Wish” and “Magic”, and drawing loose inspiration from the third of Arthur C. Clarke’s ‘laws’ – 2Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”

No Magic Answers

No magic answers
Wishes won’t make it come true
Harsh realities
But prayerful intercession
Brings us all closer to God

written in response to the prompt in Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge #30 – “Wish” and “Magic”

A Question of Courage

Realisation
The jolt comes not from the blue
The time is at hand
Not a matter of guidance
But a question of courage

written in response to today’s prompt at The Daily Post

‘As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit – just as it has taught you, remain in him.’
– 1 John 2:27

Opportunity

Easter holidays,
Timely rescue from workplace –
Opportunity:
Refreshment and renewal,
Resurrection to new life!

written in response to today’s timely prompt at The Daily Post, with grateful thanks for a timely break from workplace torture – bring on the opportunity of renewal and a new life!

A Steadfast Spirit

Create in me a pure heart
Renew a steadfast spirit;
Make me tenacious
In pursuit if Your purpose –
Humble is serving Your aims

written in tanka form as a prayer in response to today’s prompt at The Daily Post, inspired in part by Psalm 51:10

Lead me into Something New

Standing on the cusp
With my head and hands held high
My heart open wide
Expectantly waiting, Lord –
Lead me into something new

written in response to today’s prompt at The Daily Post

Open Doors

Pray for open doors
Making way for God’s message
Good news of Jesus

written in response to this week’s prompt at Haiku Horizons, and inspired by Colossians 4:3

Guard and Guide my Soul

Come now Spirit breeze
Blow gently through my conscience
Guard and guide my soul

written in response to the RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge #141  – “Breeze” and “Blow”