As we approach Lent next week, I was reading Psalm 103 with the other staff members at my church, particularly focusing on what our souls might be saying to God in this season. Through that process emerged a poem, which I hope inspires you today.
To God at Lent
By Hannah Chung
You created the world so beautiful
Rushing waters and still sunsets
Dancing leaves, so colorful.
In the wind, through the trees,
In a hug, a hold, a smile,
You remember the least of these.
My soul is eager to obey
Your simple call
That whispers its way
Into my heart.
My soul knows what my mind does not
It remembers all the times
You’ve been there for me when I could not
Hold on without You.
But bodies break
While minds ache.
Tragedy falls
While emptiness calls.
Haunting darkness floods
Our veins
Tempting us to forget
Your faithful ways.
Your voice is gentle
Your voice is firm
Your voice is patient
More than we deserve.
Your voice soothes my soul
When I need the strength of eagles.
Help my soul’s memory
Flow through my body.
Allow the trust my soul desires
To transform me.
While You left in physical form
Your promise to never leave us
Is what keeps me warm.
When the cold and the frightened cramp me in,
Still Your love will break me free from within.
My soul, it knows You
More than I ever can
Here on earth.
And I thank You for the peace
That comes from the mystery
Of the life blossoming
In this redeemed soul.
Today, ask yourself what your soul might be saying to God. Perhaps it’s a praise for the ways He has shown you faithfulness this year. Maybe you are seeking answers or peace after a storm shook your world. Whatever it is, God wants to hear from you. So reach out to Him today and let His peace fill you. ❤
Praise the Lord, my soul;
Psalm 103:1-5
all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
2 Praise the Lord, my soul,
and forget not all his benefits—
3 who forgives all your sins
and heals all your diseases,
4 who redeems your life from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion,
5 who satisfies your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
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