Psalms 73:28; 139

Lord, there are times when I feel distant from you.  I fall away from you, it's never a run, it's just a gradual descent.  Many times it is when I have guilt or shame or I feel independent just because things are going 'right.'  I never mean to let distance come between us, it's not something that I purposely seek out to do.

Now...in these tough times, although I feel distant from you, you feel near to me.  Your presence, I can feel it surrounding me, in scripture today, reading through verse after verse in Psalms.  You hear me, you know what I need and you put it right in front of me.  To encourage, to give hope, to cast out fear.  Your grasp is firm and comforting and I thank you for never letting go of me.  For whispering in my ear that you have gone before me and that you are walking with me constantly.

Thank you Lord, for taking me back after falling away from you.  For drawing me back in with your unconditional love and un-ending forgiveness.  For sending words that are meant just for me, for comforting me in times of need.  You know what my needs are, my concerns, my fears. 

Be near Lord.  For me.  Today.  I lift up my family to you Lord, let us be surrounded by you, let us feel your presence in our time of need.

In Jesus' Name, Amen.



Be Near by Shane and Shane

You are all


big and small

beautiful

and wonderful

to trust in grace through faith

but i'm asking to taste...



for dark is light to You

depths are height to You

far is near

but Lord, i need to hear from You



be near, oh God

be near, oh God of us

Your nearness is to us our good

be near, oh God

be near, oh God of us

Your nearness is to us our good, our good



Your fullness is mine

revelation divine

but, o, to taste

to know much more than a page

to feel Your embrace...



for dark is light to You

the depths are height to You

far is near, but Lord

i need to hear from You



be near, oh God

be near, oh God of us

Your nearness is to us our good

be near, oh God

be near, oh God of us

Your nearness is to us our good, our good



(psalms 73:28; 139)