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Meditation – March 18, 2009
Posted on Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
Scripture: But if I go to the east he is not there; if I go to the west I do not find him. When he is at work in the north I do not see him; when he turns to the south I catch no glimpse of him. But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me I will come forth as gold. Psalm 23:8-10
Prayer: Reassure me Lord that you do not lose sight of me.
Response: No, I do not lose sight of you. In fact your searching, sometimes frantic, as you look north and south, east and west, would be better spent looking within. You see, I have never left your side. It is, however, in your search that you, yes you, realize this thirst and it is in your thirst that your search is realized in my presence recognized.
If in a desert, you would discover that the thirst you seek to slack is immediately below you in the sand, needed only your soft tap to experience the gushing of my grace over you. Quite an incredible image for you to contemplate, when you are next dehydrated by the concerns, even anxieties of your circumstances.
This is not a game of hide and seek. In your search you learn action and service – not indulging yourself to ponder over and over your fate. Rather it is in your search for me that you shake the dust from your sandals and minister to those who also wander sometimes without purpose across your path. And you might even find that these searchers resemble you as they are members of your family or among your closest confidantes.
All for this morning.
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