Lord,
I come before you
Open
and transparent
My
soul is laid bare before You
As
long as I cling to sin
Prize
it above You
Fail
to recognize sin for what it is
Our
fellowship is broken
You
will not answer my prayers
The
prayers of a prideful, unrepentant heart
By
when I repent
When
I confess my sin
When
my heart is broken over that which breaks Your heart
It
is then that the breach has been repaired
You
once again receive me in Your loving-kindness
Once
again our fellowship has been restored
by
Susan Wachtel
February
9, 2013
During
my devotional time, I’m writing out the Psalms.
Today I was in Psalm 66, verses 13-20, which fueled this poem.
18 If
I regard iniquity in my heart,
The Lord will not hear.
19 But certainly God has heard me;
He has attended to the voice of my prayer.
The Lord will not hear.
19 But certainly God has heard me;
He has attended to the voice of my prayer.
20 Blessed be God,
Who has not turned away my prayer,
Nor His mercy from me!
Who has not turned away my prayer,
Nor His mercy from me!
Psalm
66:18-20
For
some reason…my Five Minute Friday is usually written on Saturday. However, I still
wanted to participate in Lisa-Jo Baker’s Five Minute Friday writing
challenge. Head over to her website “LisaJo Baker Tales from a Gypsy Mama”. Be
sure to read some of the entries from other writers. I can promise you that you will be blessed.
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