For Me

For Sarah, You kept a promise to fill her barren lands with fertile soil, producing an heir and assuring her heart of hope.

 

For Moses, You made his mumbles move Egyptian mountains, pulled back the curtains of the sea to let Your glory gleam a path of rescue.

 

For Rahab, You sent Your spies into her sultry lair and softened her heart to save her life, to keep her family from crumbling with once impenetrable walls.

 

For David, You took a shepherd boy and anointed his head with dripping oil, sealing his service to the power of Your kingdom.

 

For Esther, You held an orphan in Your arms and presented her as Queen of a nation, Your mouthpiece to save Your people.

 

And for Daniel, You sealed the mouths of mighty beasts and kept their claws from the skin of one who refused to bow before any name but Yours.

 

For me, You heard a lonely cry and caught my tears pulling me to Your protection and the warmth of Your light.

 

For me, You walked across the universe and slipped into a waiting world, speckled Your sandals with dust and dreams and took the trail to my redemption.

 

For me, You called my name upon the cross, carrying my soul through the cosmos to touch the door of death, so You would keep me at the threshold, never allowed to enter.

 

For me, You reached into my mouth and set Your speech upon my lips, growing my gladness at Your grace.

 

For me, You claimed me as Your own and bound me to Your side, where I will stay with sweet certainty and promised peace.

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