Are you feeling pulled in different directions, torn by competing emotions, or simply brokenhearted by what you see in the news? Can I invite you to settle a few minutes into this . . .
O God, gather me
to be with you
as you are with me.
Keep me in touch with myself,
with my needs,
my anxieties,
my angers,
my pains,
my corruptions,
that I may claim them as my own
rather than blame them on someone else.
O Lord, deepen my wounds
into wisdom;
shape my weaknesses
into compassion;
gentle my envy
into enjoyment,
my fear into trust,
my guilt into honesty.
O God, gather me
to be with you
as you are with me.
– Tedd Loder, Guerrillas of Grace
And as you gather into the tender embrace of Jesus, you might enjoy this song of peace and video shot through a lens of the Golan Heights . . .