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Psalms, part 2
By
John O'Keefe
aka
punk monkey
These
Psalms were written at a point in my life of great
pain and great joy
Number
5
Father
God,
You
give and take
And
it seems that you take more then you give
The
hurt, the void, left behind the taking is growing and
filling my soul
Yet
I know,
In
the fullness of your giving,
And
I know
That
the giving fills all hurts of an empty heart
But
it is hard!
I
know you love me -
But
I wonder, at times, do you like me?
I
know you care for me -
But
there are times when it feels like you careless
I
know you help me -
But
there are times when I feel you leave me helpless
God,
I seek to know your ways -
Yet,
I do not even know what you are doing.
I
am confused;
By
men who claim to know you and all your ways
All your teachings
All your laws
Yet,
they do not know your grace
Your forgiveness
Your love
I
am confused;
because
I wonder
Can anyone truly know you that well?
When
I look,
I
see only in part
Who
can truly claim to know you?
I
seek to know you more.
While
some seek to control
Your
ways are a mystery
You
give and you take
And
I give praise that you give
Even
when you take.
Number
6
My
God,
I
look to you in wonder and praise
Knowing
that all of the pain
you will bring blessings
But
Lord, how long must I endure the pain?
I
hurt, while others celebrate life
I
seek, while others seem to find
I
cry, while others laugh with joy
I
wonder, while others have no care
Lord,
I know your blessings will come
I
know they will be bountiful
and
they will fill my life with great joy and wonder
Father,
I pray those blessings come soon.
I
pray those blessings come now
I
pray that you open the gate
and bestow upon me the blessings of a good life.
Lord,
I pray I am worthy of your blessings
And
that all you give will be used for your glory.
Number
7
I
seek your way, Oh Lord
To walk in your light
To live in your truth
To see your face
To understand your ways
Lord,
I seek your wisdom
Grant
me your grace
So I can shre with others
So I can forgive and know forgiveness
So I can go past the pain and into the blessings
Lord,
I know all is well, because all is in your plan
I
may not know
I
may not see the big picture
But
I know you are in control
And all is well with you
I
do question;
But
you take that question and turn it into knowing
I
do doubt;
But
you take that doubt and turn it into understanding
I
do wonder;
But
you take that wondering and turn it into a blessings
When
I ask "why;"
You
teach me that "where" - "where" do
you want me to be, Oh God?
Father,
to you I give all the glory
All
the praise and all my trust
For
I know you will bless me
And
Never fail me
Number
8
Lord,
I seek to know your way,
But the world pulls me in
It drags me into it's way
Greed,
lies, mistrust, gossip, cruelty
It
is not your way, I know
And
it is not your heart
I
need strength
I
need to know that your way is the right way
I
know that the worlds ways are not right,
So
your way must be the right way.
Lord,
I seek to know
I
pray that When I am in your way - you bless me
You
protract me
You
support me
Lord,
as I seek your truth and your way
I
seek your glory
Lord,
help me see your light
Number
9
Oh
Father,
The
blessings come
Your
love and grace shower me with wonders and joy
I
see light, the tunnel is almost over
The
blessings flow
Oh
God, you are true to your word
When
you say you will bless your people
you truly bless us
Not
little human blessings,
But
major God blessings
Blessings
that exceed blessings, that exceed expectations
No
greater joy can I have
Then to experience the love you have for me
And
the blessings of that love
That you shower upon me
Oh
Lord,
What
was pain is now joy
What
was hurt is now healed
What
was wronged is now right
You
have blessed me,
and I give you all praise and glory
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