Lord, Your love knows no bounds. I am so selfish; so blind at times. I become lost in a pause; glancing back in self-pity. I am lost in my own darkness. I’ve turned my gaze from You, and now suddenly it’s nightfall.
Wandering blindly; aimless and self-seeking. I am everywhere, yet nowhere that I intended to be. Stumbling in the dark; tripping over vines, falling into bushes. Feeling confident in my forward-march, yet in truth I am spiraling deeper into demise.
The original yet still most destructive sin–I have put self in the center, replacing the greatness of Your glory with my own selfishness and pride.
I could have cried out to You in faith, while the night was not yet done. I could have sung songs of praise and hope and faith as I waited for the sun. No, I chose momentary blindness; never realizing that I was staring into the bleakness of my very own soul.
Light begins to chase darkness, as the morning’s first beams dance for the dawn. I deserve the darkness, yet Your infinitely great love refuses to abandon me into my own self-imprisoned void.
You seek me out; call me by name. You come and grasp my hand; You uncover my eyes.You say,
“Come, You’ve lost your way in the night! Come child, take my hand! We can enjoy the freshness of the morning together, you and I. The dew on the flowers, the cotton candy sky. We can listen to the birds of the morning sing their songs to the moon and stars, beautiful lullabies. Hand-in-hand, we’ll stroll the path together; back to the place where I am; back to the place where you belong.”
Forgive me Father; for when I lack gratitude, that is when I lose sight of You. Relentless love; Christ make me more like You.
As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.
Psalm 103:12