Will Sow: Grace in the Wilderness: Prayers and Poetry

                                                Will Sow

                                               

                                                So many words,

                                                parables, stories,

                                                art, music,

                                                sunrise, sunset

                                                possible dreams

                                                a burning desire

                                                sowing His words

                                                prepared daily

                                                a miniscule seed

                                                sending truth as a

                                                purpose to share

                                                a promise of life

                                                stretching into eternity

                                                prayerfully intercedes.

Romans 8: 27, “And He who searches the heart knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.

Reflection: Seeds: Grace in the Wilderness: Prayers and Poetry

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Reflection Questions

1. What seeds do you want planted in your heart?

2. What kind of excavation do you need to make room for them?

3. With whom can you grow with to support each other?

4. What kind of harvest do you look forward to?

5. Read 1^st Corinthians 3:6-9. How does this passage apply to your seeds today? How in the days ahead?

Seeds: Grace in the Wilderness: Prayers and Poetry

Jeremiah 31: 27 “Behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and with the seed of beast.”

Will sow.

Days are coming. The seeds will be sown in His time and in His place of choice.

Yet, we rarely recognize the impact, or the magnitude, because even when we catch a glimpse of His possibilities, all we notice is a small seed.

And we have seen so many tiny seeds crushed or ruined or destroyed. So we do not often take them seriously when we do catch a glance.

Yet the timing, the sowing, the reaping, will all be completed in His purpose. Whether we participate in silence or in voice, He can seed each of us with His light and truth and grace. Whether or not we see the harvest for ourselves or for others.

Forgive us Lord for fear and anxiety that prevents us from being faithful to Your seeds sown in us and through us. Please keep us listening and waiting on Your will in Your time. Grace our hearts so that they are filled with Your purpose and Your truth.

Your thoughts,

An Advent Retreat Excerpt Day One

Day One

“In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth.” Luke 1:26

Personal Reflection

       Sent

On one particular day

in a specific month

to a particular region

in a specific town

he was sent.

Assigned

personally.

Did he question,

wonder why before

the journey?

Did doubts cloud

his thoughts or pulse with

joy for such an adventure.

Gabriel sent

by God

on one particular day.

Writing Prompts

1.     Describe one ordinary day in your life that became extraordinary.

2.     What specific details do you recall? Why those details?

3.     What would your reaction be if you knew your daily assignments were God delivered?

Psalm of Worship

“Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, you are very great. You are clothed with honor and majesty.” Psalm 104:1

Today’s Thought

And Looked: Grace in the Wilderness: Prayers and Poetry

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                                               And Looked

                                                When we stand

                                                over the abyss

                                                and look through

                                                our sight

                                                fear freezes us

                                                into statues

                                                unable to move.

                                                When we stand

                                                over the abyss

                                                and look through

                                                His word everything

                                                changes, shifts,

                                                hope dissolves emptiness.

                                                We stretch

                                                out into possibilities

                                                with peace.

Romans 8:26, “And in the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.”

Reflection: Stand: Grace in the Wilderness: Prayers and Poetry

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Reflection Questions

1. How is your sleep pleasant or restless?

2. What are you facing in the next few weeks or months?

3. Is your heart fearful or at peace even if there is uncertainty or resistance ahead?

4. What word of peace do you need to hear from the Lord to give you His peace this morning?

5. Ask Him.

Stand: Grace in the Wilderness: Prayers and Poetry

Jeremiah 31: 26, “At this I awoke and looked, and my sleep was pleasant to me.”

And looked.

When we choose to look through the Lord’s sight and His purpose we are at peace within—regardless of the mountain(s) ahead.

When we look through our own failures and fears we become paralyzed. Grief and guilt take over.

Again and again and again the Lord rescues us.

Whether we face night or day, darkness or light, we can stand firm as a sentry on duty watching with a clear focus, confident in His care, and able to share our worry before it freezes us into anxiety.

“I will stand on my guard post

And station myself on the rampart;

And I will keep watch to see what He will speak to me,

And how I may reply when I am reproved.” Habakkuk 2:1 NASB

Lord, please wake us up anytime we wander away from Your truth. Keep our sight, our hearts, our thoughts, and our purpose faith focused in trust.

Your thoughts,