Waves

All around us is a raging tempest; a current of unrest; a climate of disrepair; a culture of selfishness and idolatry.

Yet, in all of us, is a shining thread of Your glory, Lord! Evidence of Your love abounds. Woven into the very fiber of our flesh is awareness of You, my Lord.

So, as we drift with the culture and drown in the current that sweeps us away, we reach up out of the coursing water to take Your Hand.

You are our Rescuer, our Hope, our Delight. In the shroud of darkness that so easily blinds us, there is Your Presence calling us up out of ourselves.

Our griefs, our fears, our doubts cannot overwhelm as we step up onto Your solid rock.

You awaken me in the night to Your marvelous Light. A song flows over me. My eyes behold Your wonders. I rejoice and sing with a host of angels, walking in holy awe.

My mouth is quieted. Questions flee. Heart rests.

Yes, the world around us is heavy. Concerns want to take over. If we let them, they will knock us down. Yet, in the storm, there is the truth that all is well. We are steadied and secure.

The One who created the heavens and the earth holds it all in His Hands. We wait, with bated breath, for the outcome of an unfinished story. We anticipate the great wedding feast that one day will be celebrated! We fill our lamps with oil, we overflow with this truth for all who will receive it. We wait.

Your song swirls around us now. We take up the dance. We fix our eyes on You, the One who conducts the music; the One who speaks to the waves. The One who stills the storms of our lives.

"You rejoice over me with singing..."
Zephaniah 3:17