Monday Morning Offering: 4/17

 

One more prayer post on Thomas!  

 

Good morning, good God!

Still got doubting Thomas on my mind...

There are certainly times when I’m a doubter, Lord,

but also times when, without a doubt,

I believe in you, my Lord and my God... 

 

No matter how long the winter may be

how frigid the cold, how deep the snow,

I do, without a doubt, believe
that spring will come to warm and melt 

what chills my bones, my soul…

 

No matter how long, how dark the night,

the dreams that haunt my sleep,

I do, without a doubt, believe

the sun will rise and a new day dawn

with the promise and hope of a new beginning:

a fresh start, born of your grace...

 

No matter how difficult things may be,

how alone I am, how lonely I may feel,

I do, without a doubt, believe

that you and my good friends will have my back,

and see me through

‘til better times are mine...

 

No matter the depth of my pain, Lord,

no matter how broken my heart,
I do, without a doubt, believe
that just as others’ hearts are healed
so, too, will mine be mended...

 

No matter how confused and conflicted I am,

how entangled my thoughts might be,

I do, without a doubt, believe

there’s a wisdom, a light and a path to truth,

along which your Spirit guides my way,

leading me always closer to you...

 

No matter how far I stray from you, Lord,

no matter how often I fail to respond

to your your word and your claim on my life,

I do believe, without a doubt,

that your merciful heart is ever open

to forgive and welcome me back...

 

Even when death comes calling, Lord,

and my heart is aching with grief and loss,

I do, without a doubt, believe

in life with you forever

in the company of family and friends

and all who've gone before me

marked with the sign of faith...

 

If  I believe then, without a doubt,

in so many signs of promise and hope

then why do I often, too often doubt,

that you're there for me, Lord, 

always here for me, Lord, always with me, 

right by my side?

 

So this morning, Lord, I offer my need
    to believe in you, without a doubt,

    to trust in you, without a doubt,
    to hope in you, without a doubt...

 

And without a doubt to call on you:

    Jesus, my Lord and my God! 

 

 Amen.

 

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