Month: May 2023

Mystery and Certainty

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Unanswered (?) prayers

The Lord almighty wants our prayers –
part of his mighty way:
submissive to his will but still
we must see needs and pray.

Concerned and caring, noticing,
faithfully ask and plead
with faith in his great love and power,
– how good to intercede!

But will we always see him work?
– the ‘when’ and ‘how’ and ‘where’?
for of the full extent of all
he does we’re not aware.

So ‘Why’ an answer’s slow to see
we may not know, must trust
that he is working, bids us pray,
and all he does is just.

CM

Once we were not, now we are …

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Belonging to God – can it be?
His people redeemed – even me?
His ‘temple’ to show forth his praise
and teach what we’ve learnt of His ways.

Adopted, created to be
part of his close family
with fellowship, love with all those
receiving the grace He bestows.

His ‘field’ and His ‘vine’ to grow fruit,
in Him is our life-drawing root,
for rescued from darkness and night
brought into His wonderful light.

Before we were strangers unknown
unpardoned, we were not His own.
But now we’ve received mercy, grace,
been drawn to His precious embrace.
cf 1 Peter 2:9, 10