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Presence

This is a modern psalm about seeking the presence of God.

Presence



I wake up in the night
empty in my soul
looking for you

but I cannot feel
your presence

"don't go by your feelings"
they say

but I want to sense you
I want to perceive
your indwelling

what are feelings
if not messengers
from within

pointing out what
truly matters?

I long to touch you
to reach out
and grasp your hand

if an invisible God
cannot be seen
or felt

how do I know
you are there?

my soul cries out
for the living God

impress yourself
upon my heart

emboss me with
your design

speak to me
in the way
I understand

if I cannot see
your face

then let me feel
your heartbeat

and let me sense
your presence

let me know
that you have not
abandoned me

let all your promises
come true


Prayer in the Desert of Despair

A modern psalm of despair

(because life is not all roses)

Prayer in the Desert of Despair




Lord, don't abandon me!
I need you more than ever
I can't feel your closeness
I can't feel your presence

In the darkness, faith is blind
my hands are groping
feeling for the unfeelable
clutching for the untouchable

Oh, Lord, make a way
for me to reach you
I am alone and I
don't know what to do

My tears fall on desert ground
where nothing grows
where loneliness pervades
barren and empty desolation

miserable hopelessness
desperately needing a miracle
Lord, send forth your spirit
and make me come alive again

Show me the way to new life
where in your presence
is fullness of joy and
streams of living water

Oh, I need you
but I can't make you
come to me, I can
only wait

Oh, the utter helplessness,
wretched creatures are we
Lord, don't abandon us!
Have mercy and save us!



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