Only One: Grace in the Wilderness: Prayers and Poetry

                                                Only One

                                                His name

                                                only one to speak

                                                creation into being

                                                lit the heavens

                                                by day and night

                                                engulfing darkness

                                                designing oceans

                                                fixed order

                                                ongoing life

                                                established by

                                                His hand

                                   

                                                only power

                                                to save all

                                                creation into wholeness

                                                Light of life

                                                Holy love.

Romans 39:35, “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?”

Reflection: His Name: Grace in the Wilderness: Prayers and Poetry

Reflection Questions

1. Why do we lean into forgetting that all life is from God?

2. What difference could that make in our perspective each day?

3. Where do you need His gift of light today?

4. Ask Him for His word to you.

His Name: Grace in the Wilderness: Prayers and Poetry

Jeremiah 31: 35, “Thus says the Lord, Who gives the sun for light by day, And the fixed order of the moon and the stars for light by night, Who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar; The Lord of hosts is His name:”

His name,

His name alone speaks power into all creation. He is the only one.

The words He speaks into all creation includes us. Each one individually created. Each one being held in His care.

Yet we continue to doubt—let the darkness swallow us up—become self-absorbed and forget His light can and will restore into wholeness again.

All life gifted by His mercy and grace.

His light will guide all our steps, seen and unseen, hidden or obvious, when we ask. When we choose His words. When we accept His creative life. His hope and life.

His words in His name.

Lord of all creation, forgive us our weak faith in the face of difficulty when we know without a doubt that You hold all the universe and creation in Your care. Thank you that there is nothing to separate us from You, because You are the one holding on to us. Keep our eyes and heart fixed on You, we pray.

Your thoughts,