Monday Morning Offering - 188

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Good morning, good God!

Still got doubting Thomas on my mind, Lord...

There times when I doubt, too,

but also times when I, without a doubt,

believe…

No matter how cold or snowy the winter may be,

no matter how long it may seem to last,

I do, without a doubt, believe

that spring will come

to warm the chill from my bones…

No matter how long, how dark the night,

no matter how frightening my dreams,

I do, without a doubt, believe

a new day will dawn,

will give me hope for a new beginning…

No matter how difficult things may be,

no matter how lonely or alone I feel,

I do, without a doubt, believe

my friends will see me through

until better times are mine...

No matter how hurt,

no matter how broken my heart,

I do, without a doubt, believe

that as others’ hearts are mended

so, too, will my heart have its turn…

No matter how conflicted,

how confused I might be,

I do, without a doubt, believe

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

a path I seek and want to walk…

If, Lord, without a doubt, I trust

the seasons, the sun and the moon,

my friends, the heart’s resiliency

and the search for truth --

then why do I sometimes doubt

that you are there,

that you are here, with me,

that you are here for me,

that I can put my life into your hands?

This morning, Lord, I offer my need

to believe, without a doubt, in you,

to trust, without a doubt, in you,

to have faith, without a doubt, in you…

Help me believe that you are Lord

of all the seasons of my heart,

that on every day, in any month,

without a doubt,

you offer me a springtime of hope…

Help me trust that you are Lord

of all my days and nights,

that in every hour, in every moment,

without a doubt,

you offer me a new day and a new beginning…

Give me faith that you are Lord

over all my fears and struggles,

that in every difficulty,

without a doubt,

you are my brother, friend and savior…

Help me believe that you are Lord

of my heart and all its needs,

that all my hurt and brokenness will,

without a doubt,

heal at your hand’s gentle touch…

Help me trust that you are Lord

of all my mind’s imagination and desires,

that in your wisdom rests,

without a doubt,

the truth I seek, the truth to set me free…

Help me be not mistrusting but trusting, Lord…

Help me be not unfaithful but faithful, Lord…

Help me be not unbelieving but believing, Lord…

I believe, Lord: help my unbelief…

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