Here is a poetic prayer reflection inspired
by Psalm 40:1-3. It was written by Thom Schuman, and posted on Prayers4Life.
Waiting, You Waited
(inspired by Psalm
40:1-3)
“He brought me up out of the pit of destruction,out of
the miry clay;
and He set my feet upon a rock….” Psalm 40:2
hearing my squawk
of surprise
and then
my wails of
wretchedness,
you came
running,
stopping at the
crumbling edge;
you reached down
and clasped my trembling
hands,
pulling me up
out of the
slimy clay that
fought
to hold on to
me;
you unwrapped the towel
from around your
waist,
and setting me
on your lap,
you proceeded
to wipe off all
the muddy traces
of my mistakes,
drying my feet off
toe by toe,
all the while
chuckling,
and
asking me,
'why do you keep
getting into these
messes?'
of surprise
and then
my wails of
wretchedness,
you came
running,
stopping at the
crumbling edge;
you reached down
and clasped my trembling
hands,
pulling me up
out of the
slimy clay that
fought
to hold on to
me;
you unwrapped the towel
from around your
waist,
and setting me
on your lap,
you proceeded
to wipe off all
the muddy traces
of my mistakes,
drying my feet off
toe by toe,
all the while
chuckling,
and
asking me,
'why do you keep
getting into these
messes?'
~ written by Thom M. Shuman, copyright ©
2014 Thom M. Shuman. Posted on Prayers 4 Today. http://prayersfortoday.blogspot.ca/
