Monday Missive #18

A Poem: In Between

We live in two worlds,
Citizens of both;
Torn between now
And eternity;
Balancing both.

We live in the now,
A world of space and time.
We live the future,
A new heaven,
A new earth.
In between,
We wait…

For the coming of
Our Creator,
Our King,
Our Redeemer,
Our Father;
Abiding as royal children
With eternal inheritance.

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A Prayer: Centering Myself

Lord, I come into your presence
Centering myself
In who you are,
In who I am.
You are the Creator and Sustainer
Of all there is or ever will be.
You are my Lord.
I am your servant,
Trying to love you
Through my obedience;
Which is so sporadic
And weak.
I am your child,
Made in your image,
Called to reflect you.
Father please forgive me
When I fall short of
Who and what you desire.
Empower me to live
As your obedient child.
Amen.

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A Passage: For reflection this week

I have given them your word. The world hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. I am not praying that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. - John 17:14-15 CSB