Daily Worship

The Mystery of Searching

Albert Bogle January 06, 2016 0 0

Isaiah 55: 7-11

Seek the Lord while he may be found;
    call on him while he is near.

Let the wicked forsake their ways
    and the unrighteous their thoughts.
Let them turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on them,
    and to our God, for he will freely pardon.

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
    neither are your ways my ways,”
declares the Lord.

“As the heavens are higher than the earth,
    so are my ways higher than your ways
    and my thoughts than your thoughts.

As the rain and the snow
    come down from heaven,
and do not return to it
    without watering the earth
and making it bud and flourish,
    so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater,

so is my word that goes out from my mouth:
    It will not return to me empty,
but will accomplish what I desire
    and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.

Father of all
Your signature is written across creation
You have fashioned us in your likeness
You have made us to rejoice in your goodness
You have called us to live  together in friendship and love
Our souls long to know you
Our minds search to find you
Our thoughts grow weary 
In our search for understanding
Breathe  once more upon us
Bring us to life
Give to us the gift of faith
To seek in order to find

Like the wisemen of old
We are searching for our meaning
Reaching out to the stars
Searching for our tomorrow in space
Following the signs
Still gazing 
Looking beyond
To the beyond

Draw us closer to you
Speak to us through your Word
Bring to life the sacred text
as it speaks to us in our daily tasks
Your grace abounds to all
Open our eyes to see
Mercy and grace in the ordinariness of life
Jesus Son of the Father
Lift our eyes from the dust of the earth 
to see the glory of your heavens in our everyday lives