Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the sky. They chased us on the mountains. They laid wait for…Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the sky. They chased us on the mountains. They laid wait for us in the wilderness." Mountains and wilderness both, high ground and empty ground, and no safety in either. Some things you cannot outrun. Notice the poet does not pretend otherwise. He names it, out loud, to God. That is still prayer.
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Father, my eyes are tired from crying over what I cannot fix. Children go hungry in streets you see, and…Father, my eyes are tired from crying over what I cannot fix. Children go hungry in streets you see, and my heart feels poured out on the ground. Hold what breaks me. Teach me to grieve without turning away, and to act where I can.
Nicodemus came at night with his questions lined up, wanting Jesus to fit into something he could explain. Jesus answered,…Nicodemus came at night with his questions lined up, wanting Jesus to fit into something he could explain. Jesus answered, "The wind blows where it wants to, and you hear its sound, but don't know where it comes from and where it is going." You can't map the Spirit. You can only notice the leaves moving. What has been stirring in you lately that you cannot account for?
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