Daily Worship

A new morning

Albert Bogle November 15, 2014 0 0

Psalm 43

1 Vindicate me, my God,
    and plead my cause
    against an unfaithful nation.
Rescue me from those who are
    deceitful and wicked.
2 You are God my stronghold.
    Why have you rejected me?
Why must I go about mourning,
    oppressed by the enemy?
3 Send me your light and your faithful care,
    let them lead me;
let them bring me to your holy mountain,
    to the place where you dwell.
4 Then I will go to the altar of God,
    to God, my joy and my delight.
I will praise you with the lyre,
    O God, my God.

5 Why, my soul, are you downcast?
    Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
    for I will yet praise him,
    my Savior and my God.

Lord,
I don’t like these cold dark damp mornings
The dampness seeps into my bones
I sometimes think the darkness has touched my soul
I feel lost alone and anxious
I don’t want the light switched on
I don’t want switched on
I want to be asleep
To lie still

All is silent, Lord.
A car’s headlamp dances on the wall
I feel locked out of time.
Closed in.
The dismal orange street light
reflects negativity into my mind
I’m awake
But I’m lifeless
I’m thinking 
nothing is going right.

The radio alarm switches on the day.
My phone bleeps 
I read the text message
I’m reminded 
It’s a new morning
I can choose to see more than dampness
New thoughts flood my mind
I’m alive
I’m loved
I’m a baptised man
I’m ready to live

Forgive me Lord
When I live in the shadows 
rather than the new day of resurrections.