Crying to the Lord
“Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord.
Lord, hear my voice.”
--Psalm 130: 1
Today we will perform a variety of tasks in our work and we will perform our tasks relatively certain that there will be peace and calm around us. Today there are thousands of parents who are crying from the depths of their souls because their sons and daughters are on assignments to keep the world peaceful, possibly having to participate in a war to supposedly bring about world peace. It seems that our souls should be crying forth to the Almighty on behalf of these military personnel and their extended families.
One Sunday a few years ago, while enjoying a cup of coffee following a church service, a friend was crying. She had a son in the Navy. As we entered into conversation she shared, “I haven’t heard from him since New Year’s Eve. I realized today how much I’ve missed hearing his voice.” Linda had not heard from her son for a while and she realized how much she missed the sound of his voice. My heart joined hers in “crying to the Lord.”
Today we will perform a variety of tasks and there will be relative peace and calm. Maybe we can all take some time to feel the deep longings thousands of parents and loved ones are having about all sorts of issues related to their children living in such a chaotic world. Take time to “cry to the Lord.”
A prayer for today: Lord, hear our voices today. Amen.
--Ben Keckler
01.27.10
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