Confession of Weakness

2004-04-18

Empty but seeking
In the canyon
I look to the cliff
In the abyss
But in the heavens
I long to be
I look for my Lord
And He is there
In a bleak instance
My world was changed
A safe place
No longer sacred
Became vulnerable
And waned away.

Lord, from my murky clouds
I have fallen like rain
To unfamiliar lands.
Utopia and childhood became strangers
And fear alone became familiar
Surely Lord, You alone are good
And Your strength is seen in weakness.

That weakness is here!
The fears materialize and wax
But trusting You is far from
Your miserable servant.
Draw me to Yourself, Lord,
Let justice be done by Your hand,
For You alone are Judge.

But I know You are there.

You have freed me from captors
And turned my enemies away.
My God Most High reigns
He and no one else
At my hour of trial He answered
My utterance of prayers He responded
Surely I will serve the Lord
Surely my household will take His light
To the ends of the earth
For this pleases Him.
Until breath expires from my being
And my bones are in the ground
I will let Him reign in me
And His Spirit sovereign over my soul
Then finally, at rest I will wait
And forever walk with Him.